A Saratoga, Wyoming man accused of leading deputies on a truck chase last week was indicted for littering after his tailgate flew over his truck during the pursuit — and other charges, including possession of meth.

The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement after the chase that the man received a seven-foot-long citation list.

Carbon County Sheriff Sgt. According to an affidavit in the case, Christopher Fischer parked outside Aiden Swanson’s Saratoga home around 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 10 to arrest Swanson, who had a warrant for his arrest.

Swanson had been involved in a domestic crime days earlier, according to the sheriff’s office.

Earlier that day, Fischer had approached the front door of Swanson’s home. There he saw an unregistered white Ford and a brown dog. He wrote that the sergeant tried to return the brown dog to Swanson.

When Fischer returned for surveillance in the afternoon, the same white Ford truck passed him, the affidavit states.

So Fischer turned and followed the truck, which ran a stop sign and accelerated. wrote the sergeant.

Fischer turned on his emergency lights and siren. The truck accelerated down pothole-riddled County Road 500 West, zigzagging from shoulder to shoulder, according to the document.

Fischer informed the teams that the driver ran away and was driving too fast for the road conditions. The truck left Country Road 500 and veered into a private driveway owned by Jack Creek Land and Cattle Company at 65 mph, then ripped through private and federal Bureau of Land Management land, he wrote in his affidavit.

The driver, believed to be Swanson, reportedly lost “many items in the bed of his truck.” A red gas can, tailgate and other items sped away from the vehicle as Swanson turned the chase into the sagebrush, the affidavit said. When the driver doubled over, Fischer noticed a woman in the passenger seat, the sergeant wrote.

Swanson crashed into the tailgate of the Saratoga Man, who was ejected during the truck chase. The document continues: He crossed the private driveway onto County Road 408 at 50 mph.

He then got back onto County Road 500, turned west, reached speeds of 77 mph and fled into the Medicine Bow National Forest, Fischer wrote.

The truck couldn’t do it

That’s when the sergeant realized the truck wasn’t suitable for the terrain.

“As we drove up the hill and toward the treeline, it became apparent that Aiden’s truck was only two-wheel drive,” Fischer wrote. “Aiden’s car was having trouble going up the hill and Aiden flipped me off with his middle finger as he drove.”

When Swanson finally reached the top of the hill, he was driving on a road covered with about 3 inches of snow and slowed down, according to the document. “But (he) was still driving fast because of the conditions.”

Swanson’s truck rolled into a ditch 11.3 miles from County Road 500, the affidavit states

The sergeant wrote that Fischer watched Swanson get out of the truck and run down the road toward a snowy hill, leaving fresh tracks in the snow.

Swanson’s brown dog also followed him.

“Stop!” Fischer shouted.

Fischer turned his attention to the woman in the car. Fischer learned that Swanson was the same woman as the alleged victim in the domestic violence case in which he was charged on Aug. 13.

He confirmed that the man who escaped was Swanson. The affidavit says he told Fischer that Swanson didn’t have a gun with him, even though he left it in the car.

A Nagging Worry

Fischer recorded the time: 15:27 The sun would soon set and temperatures would drop well below freezing.

Other agents came to help.

While they searched for the truck, other personnel prepared to use drones to search for Swanson. The affidavit alleges that in the truck, an officer found a meth straw, a bag of powder (believed to be meth), a rifle and an open container of Coors Lite.

The woman said the beer belonged to her but denied having methamphetamine, Fischer wrote.

“When was the last time you used it?” Fischer asked the woman.

He responded earlier in the day, according to the document. He added that he was going to rehab the next day. He added that the gun belonged to Swanson.

The document states that the suspected methamphetamine, including its packaging, weighed five grams.

I chased him

Two agents pursued Swanson on foot and eventually caught up with him, Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.

Bakken said he wasn’t sure if the truck was actually two-wheel drive or if the thick snow was too much for it.

Bakken said Swanson is currently in jail.

“It was kind of a journey,” he added. “We have been looking for him for several days; keeping an eye on the house and keeping a pretty close eye on that area. I finally saw him in his truck and ran after him; That’s how this whole rodeo started.”

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Swanson faces 12 charges in this case:

• Felony meth possession is punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine

• Meth delivery, up to 20 years in prison and $25,000 fine

• Possession of a weapon while a felon, up to six months and $750.

• Interfering with police, up to one year and $1,000.

• Violation of protective order, up to six months and $750.

• Driving on a suspended license for up to six months and up to $750

• Careless driving, up to six months and up to $750

• Failure to maintain liability coverage, up to six months and $750.

• No valid vehicle registration, up to $200 fine

• Avoidance, up to six months and $750.

• Litter disposal, up to six months and $750.

• Criminal trespass, up to six months and up to $750.

The Carbon County Public Defender’s Office declined to comment Monday.

Swanson has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 20 in Rawlins Circuit Court.

Clair McFarland can be reached at [email protected].