Man Wanted After Fleeing Traffic Stop Surrenders To Newtown PD

UPDATE: Jason Ottinger surrendered to police this Saturday evening. He was processed at Northampton Township and arraigned. Ottinger was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility with a bail of $25,000 (10 percent).

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Newtown Township are trying to locate a man they say fled a traffic stop on Thursday after the officer saw an unlicensed gun in his car.

The incident happened around 10 p.m., when police pulled over a black Ford pick-up that was speeding on the Newtown Bypass. The driver, 46-year-old Jason Ottinger of Langhorne, was uncooperative, police said.

The officer saw a gun in the vehicle and told Ottigner to get out of the truck. He refused and fled the scene, police said.

Officers attempted to chase him through the Tyler Walk development and back onto the Bypass, but they stopped following him due to community safety.

Police issued a warrant for Ottinger's arrest on charges of carrying a firearm without a license, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving in addition to other traffic violations.

Newtown Township Police, Middletown Township Police, and the South Central Emergency Response Team attempted to serve the arrest warrant Friday but Ottinger was not home.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ottinger should contact the Newtown Township Police Department at 215-328-8524, dial 911, submit an online tip via Crimewatch.

Also on Friday, police received a report that a gun was found in the Tyler Walk development. The recovered gun was not the same as the one police said in Ottinger's truck. Police are investigating to determine if the two incidents are related.