Traffic Stop Results In Multiple Charges For Mt. Carmel Man
On 1/09/25, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Dalton L. Compton, age 26, of Mt. Carmel for Aggravated Intimidation, Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer, and Driving While License Suspended following a traffic stop on a black Ford in the 400 block of N Walnut St. During the stop Compton exited the vehicle and began yelling at the officer for stopping him. Compton refused to return to his vehicle and instead attempted to enter another vehicle belonging to him. As the officers ordered him to stop and attempted to detain Compton for officer safety concerns, Compton made multiple threats of battering them, resulting in his arrest. Compton was secured in a squad car and later transported to the Wabash County Jail. Compton was charged and later released on a Notice to Appear.