ADDISON COUNTY — Officers in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department chased James Turner, 35, of Salisbury, into an Orwell pond on May 21 while they were trying to apprehend him.

Sheriff Michael Elmore reports Turner fled on foot when deputies approached him about the seven outstanding warrants for his arrest. Deputies took Turner into custody and then to the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility, where he was held in anticipation of a hearing.

Between May 18 and 24, deputies completed patrols in multiple towns and stopped 27 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations and fingerprinted 17 people for background checks. They also provided transport of prisoners for other agencies five times, taking:

• A prisoner from Southern State Correctional Facility to court in Middlebury for a hearing on May 19,

• A prisoner for the Bennington County Sheriff’s Department on May 20.

• An intoxicated person to Grace House in Rutland for Middlebury Police on May 20.

• A person to Burlington for the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department on May 22.

• A person in custody to their court hearing in Middlebury on May 23.

In other recent activity, the sheriff and his deputies also:

• On May 19 stopped Richard Quesnel, 39, of Salisbury for allegedly driving 88 mph in a 40-mph zone on Shard Villa Road in Salisbury. Authorities cited Quesnel for excessive speed and driving with a criminally suspended license and said he was also required to have an ignition interlock.

• On May 20, assisted Vermont State Police twice during separate crashes on Route 22A — the first was near the intersection with Route 17 in Addison and the second was near the intersection of Richville Road in Shoreham.

• On May 20, provided a standby while a person dealt with a court-ordered property retrieval in Cornwall.

• On May 20, arrested Isaac Fleming, 45, of Vergennes, for driving while under criminal suspension in Monkton.

• On May 20, provided three VIN verifications for a Cornwall resident.

• On May 21, assisted EMS on a call to the Sperry Road area in Cornwall.

• On May 21, checked on the welfare of an elderly couple in Leicester to ensure they were getting proper care.

• On May 21, got a complaint of goats in the road on Route 30 in Cornwall. The department followed up with the animal control officer and the property was inspected. The parties came up with a plan to prevent future incidents.

• On May 21, assisted Middlebury police by taking bail for someone who had been arrested on a warrant.

• On May 22, arrested Jill Booska, 53, of Leicester, on a warrant for failing to appear at a court hearing.

• On May 22, inspected a car seat for a family.