YCSO is asking for the public’s help in locating 35-year old Richard Lyerla who ran from deputies during a traffic stop in the Cottonwood area Wednesday night. Lyerla was a passenger in a vehicle that had no license plate. Spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn says Lyerla was acting very nervous and gave deputies a false name and date of birth. While speaking with deputies, he told them he was nervous because he had an open alcohol container inside the car. As the deputies were about to take Lyerla into custody, he ran. Deputies gave chase, but lost him in the 2500-block of South Copper Drive. Deputies later discovered Lyerla has multiple warrants in Arizona and California; the most serious of which is a Parole Violation Warrant out of California for stalking. If you have information on his whereabouts, call YCSO or Yavapai Silent Witness; a $400-cash reward is being offered for his arrest.
