EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – A man was arrested Sunday in Evansville after police found drugs after crashing a motorcycle, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

According to an affidavit, officers saw a man later identified as Nazhee Flowers crash his motorcycle on Franklin Street around 2:50 a.m.

Police said Flowers failed a sobriety test when asked and was later handcuffed.

During the arrest, officers found a small plastic bag containing a gray crystal-like substance, later identified as meth, in Flower’s front right pocket of his pants.

The affidavit says Flowers made comments to 11 officers saying he was going to fight them. He also continued to make threats against each officer.

After Flowers was placed in the patrol car, he tried to kick out the window, which caused officers to place flex cuffs around his ankles.

Flowers was transported to Deaconess Midtown Hospital for medical examination and then taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail.

He is being detained on the following charges:

• Contact – Intimidation
• Public Administration – Resisting Law Enforcement
• Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• Motor Vehicle – Driving While Intoxicated
• Public Order – Disorderly Conduct
• Hitman vs Official Public Safety Officer

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