A Vancouver man who prompted a Monday night pursuit for an alleged hit-and-run crash in Felida — during which a Clark County sheriff’s deputy fired his weapon — appeared in court Wednesday.
Christopher Franklin Rollins, 23, was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run against an unattended vehicle, third-degree driving with a suspended license and two counts each of eluding police and first-degree criminal impersonation. Booking records list Rollins as transient.
According to an affidavit of probable cause for Rollins’ arrest, a deputy was called about 11:50 p.m. to the Felida area for a hit-and-run. A driver in a flatbed pickup towing a trailer didn’t stop after hitting a parked vehicle. The responding deputy located the suspect vehicle, then followed it.
The pickup’s lights were off, and it moved out of its lane twice. The deputy attempted to pull over the pickup, but the driver, later identified as Rollins, would not stop. The deputy gave chase into Hazel Dell before ending the pursuit for safety, according to court records.
Shortly after, Rollins crashed near the 9700 block of Tenny Creek Drive.
According to the sheriff’s office, Rollins ran from the scene and deputies followed on foot. During the chase, a deputy fired his weapon, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office did not release further details about the shooting, nor did it identify the deputy, who was placed on leave as the Regional Major Crimes Team investigates the shooting, per agency procedure.
The deputy was treated and released from the hospital. Rollins was hospitalized for dog bites from a police canine and injuries suffered in the crash, the sheriff’s office said. Neither were struck by gunfire.
Rollins is also accused in an earlier police pursuit.
An officer on patrol Aug. 6 stopped the driver of a silver sedan on East Fourth Plain Boulevard because the car didn’t have any plates. The driver said he had no identification but said his name was Andrew Rollins, 22, according to a separate probable cause affidavit. Court records also say there was a temporary tag in the rear window, but it appeared to have been altered.
A records check showed the man, later identified as Rollins, gave a false name. The officer explained as much, and Rollins protested.
The officer ordered Rollins to leave the vehicle, but Rollins refused, according to court records, then sped away. The officer pursued for a time, but ended the chase.
Rollins’ bail was set at $75,000. He will be arraigned Sept. 19.
