Deputies ended a slow-speed car chase on South Whidbey last week after the suspect stuck his head, left arm and torso out the window while he was driving, according to court documents.

The incident began when a Clinton resident reported on July 31 that Erik Parker was at her home in violation of a court order. A deputy with the Island County Sheriff’s Office drove around looking for him and saw his white pickup truck northbound on Highway 525. The deputy’s report states that she recognized him from prior contacts.

The deputy turned on lights and sirens to try to pull Parker’s truck over, but he refused to stop and “put up his middle finger,” the report states. Parker drove in a “serpentine fashion” all over the road while sticking his arm out the window and making a motion with his fist.

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