A 44 year old Lafayette man is currently facing a long list of charges, after he led police on a foot chase through town, managing to get away for a period of a few hours.

It all started with a traffic stop when a man sitting in the back of a PT Cruiser bailed out and ran after giving officers a phony name and date of birth.

The suspect, identified as Robert Nolan Murphy – was later found hiding the attic area of an apartment on Napier Street.

According to reports, officers found a spoon and a digital scale underneath the car seat he’d been sitting in during the initial stop.

Both tested positive for meth residue; police also found syringes at the scene.

Murphy was already wanted on two felony warrants; he was additionally charged with the possession of meth, giving a false name and obstruction.

(WQCH)