What should have been a simple traffic stop led to more than 10 charges for a Natrona Heights man after he was accused of trying to escape police custody.

Curtis Veasley, 31, of 80 Garfield St., was charged with aggravated assault, defiant trespass, robbery, theft by unlawful taking, obstructing an administrator of the law, two counts of resisting arrest, escape, disorderly conduct, driving with a suspended license, failure to obey a stop sign and littering.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on May 4 a Plum police officer was monitoring traffic on Leechburg Road near Railroad Street when he saw a car pull over. The driver, a woman, exited the car and the passenger, later identified as Veasley, got into the driver's seat.

The officer saw garbage being thrown from the vehicle, which then pulled onto the roadway without obeying the stop sign, according to the affidavit. While processing Veasley's information for a traffic citation, the officer learned Veasley had an active warrant.

Veasley was placed under arrest for the warrant, and two Plum officers attempted to put him in handcuffs, but he resisted, according to the police report. The officers warned him they would use a Taser gun if he continued to resist arrest.

Veasley was subdued with a Taser and then, according to the affidavit of probable cause, Veasley is accused of running away with a handcuff secured to one wrist. Officers pursued Veasley through a residential area until he ran to the Allegheny County Maintenance Facility.

Police say Veasley climbed onto the roof of the facility, jumped off into the fenced-in lot, continuing to a nearby wooded area. Penn Hills Police joined the chase, and Veasley was taken into custody.

He was transported to Forbes Regional campus for treatment of a broken foot, sustained when he jumped from the roof.

Veasley was charged with theft after running away with the handcuffs and defiant trespass for entering the maintenance facility's secured lot.