CLEARFIELD – A Morrisdale man will serve up to seven years in state prison for fleeing from police, possessing a quantity of methamphetamine and carrying a concealed firearm.
Brandon Howard Corman, 32, was found guilty of these charges and more after a trial in August. He was before President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman to be sentenced during court on Monday.
Ammerman gave him a total prison term of 42 months to seven years in state prison with 12 months reentry probation.
Corman’s parole on a previous charge was also revoked with him required to serve 160 days in the county jail before he is eligible for re-parole. It was noted he has already served that time.
When the reasons for the parole were listed by District Attorney Ryan Sayers, Corman became angry and kept talking about his children and how it wasn’t appropriate for Sayers to mention them. Corman had to be removed from the courtroom.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Nov. 22, 2022, police saw a black motorcycle without a front head light illuminated traveling on U.S. Route 322 in Decatur Township.
When the operator of the bike saw the police, he accelerated “at a high rate of speed and began passing cars” within an area not marked as a passing zone, it says in the criminal complaint.
The trooper followed the motorcycle, which was going up to 90 miles per hour. Eventually he turned onto an ATV path. After about half a mile, the cycle became disabled.
The driver, identified as Corman, refused to place his hands behind his back. Force was needed to secure his hands.
Corman had several active warrants out of Clearfield County and his driver’s license was suspended, the officer noted in his report.
As Corman was searched, police found three bags with a total of 20 grams of methamphetamine, a semi-automatic pistol with a loaded magazine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a bundle of unsealed bags.
The gun was located in his right front pocket. Corman confirmed that he does not have a license to carry a concealed weapon. The motorcycle did not have an active insurance policy and it was not properly registered.
The jury found him guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude officer, firearm not to be carried without a license, and manufacture/possession/delivery with intent to deliver a controlled substance, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition he was convicted of several summary charges.