A man who exclaimed “I’m not going back to jail” while fleeing after a two-vehicle accident is back in jail. Forty-one-year-old Billy Joe Powell of Calico Rock is facing several charges in connection with the incident two years ago.
According to the probable cause statement, Powell was involved in an accident Aug. 19, 2020 on Hopewell Hollow Road in the Jordan area. The driver of the other vehicle told law enforcement Powell was driving too fast and their vehicles collided head-on.
Both occupants of the vehicle struck by Powell say after impact, Powell jumped out of his vehicle and said “I’m not going back to jail” as he and a female passenger fled the scene on foot.
Both occupants of the other vehicle were injured, with one taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
Powell is facing charges of leaving the scene of an injury accident and driving on a suspended license. He also picked up a misdemeanor fleeing charge during his arrest Monday and is being held on a parole violation. His bond is set at $10,220.
Powell was sentenced to six years in prison in 2019 for drug delivery charges.
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