On 11/18/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Charles Logan Shoemaker, age 23, of Mt. Carmel, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer. A complaint was made about a possible impaired driver operating a white Chevrolet coming from Indiana to Illinois. Officers located the suspect vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop after observing a traffic violation. Shoemaker fled from the officer attempting to stop him and continued on to his residence in the 500 block of Division Street. Shoemaker then exited and continued to flee on foot. Officers located Shoemaker hiding in the basement of the residence. Officers placed Shoemaker under arrest at this time. During their interaction with Shoemaker they found signs of impairment from alcohol present. Field sobriety testing was conducted on Shoemaker with the officer observed several clues indicating impairment. Shoemaker was held at the Wabash County Jail on the above mentioned charges pending the posting of bond.
