Man Forbidden from Driving Indicted After Lying to Police

A Brentwood habitual offender has been indicted on two charges alleging he knowingly illegally drove a vehicle and attempted to fool a state trooper into thinking he was someone else.

Scott Allan Woodman, 28, of 99 North Road in Brentwood, was indicted recently in Rockingham Superior Court on one count of operating while being certified as an habitual offender — which carries a minimum sentence of 1 to 5 years in jail — and one count of disobeying an officer.

Woodman was allegedly driving a vehicle on Interstate 95 north in Hampton on Dec. 24 when he was pulled over by a New Hampshire State Police trooper, according to the indictment paperwork.

When Trooper Brian Gacek asked for Woodman's identification, Woodman allegedly said his name was "Brian Woodman" in an attempt to "hinder Trooper Gacek from properly identifying him as the person in charge of the motor vehicle," according to the indictments.

A state police log posted on SeacoastOnline.com indicates that Woodman, at the time living in Rochester, was arrested by Gacek on outstanding warrants at 5:20 p.m. on Dec. 24 and charged with operating after being certified a habitual offender, disobeying a police officer, and operating after suspension.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt or conviction; rather, it means a grand jury believed there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.