A traffic stop turned pursuit has raised concerns over constable regulations after a driver fled, fearing the officer was not legitimate. ENGLAND, Ark. — A traffic stop from a constable turned into a pursuit across county lines. The chase was initiated by Jefferson County Constable William Hamilton and started near Sherrill. The 25-year-old woman in the car stated to the police and the constable that she didn’t know who was pulling her over. She then called 911 and drove to a nearby Dollar General, where the driver and Constable were met by England Police and a Lonoke County Sheriff’s deputy. In dash camera footage, the driver of the black vehicle pulled into a Dollar General parking lot. Once parked, Hamilton approached the black vehicle and its driver, asking why she had left the scene after he asked for her driver's license and registration. “I was scared. You're not in a police car. You're not in a uniform. How do I know that?” the driver said. An officer with the England Police Department had asked the constable to move away, and another interaction began. “You're in my town now, back up. You need to chill out,” an officer said. When asked if he had called the pursuit into Lonoke County, Hamilton responded that no one answered. I spoke today with the England Chief of Police Richard Friend, who said that this incident is concerning not only for him, but the county as well. “He's irate with my officer. He's loud. He seems to be very upset. He keeps citing some minor traffic infraction that he had chased her across two counties for, and she was on the phone with 911, the old time, talking to us about it. And I don't think that it was professional in any way. And I think that it would any normal person would be very upset and scared, and would not a reasonable person would not believe that he's a police officer,” Friend said. With the interaction, the chief friend also said that it’s also a major safety concern with interactions like this one. “My concern is that if he tried to stop someone and act this way, he or another person could be hurt. He's got a badge and a filthy shirt and some baggy blue jeans and a 22-year-old truck, and he expected to be treated like a police officer, and I don't think a reasonable person would,” Friend said. John Staley, the Sheriff for Lonoke County, also agreed that the stop is concerning, and the requirements for constables are also a concern. “I think there's an issue with the way the constables are not all of them, but we need to get a handle on it. And I'm going to work with our core and court to reduce the number the court by court order can reduce the number of townships, but if you only had two constables, they have the same authority in their township as the sheriff does, but with less training, with over less oversight, with less everything, less equipment, no budget, they get $1 a year in our county,” Staley said. It could now be up to the legislature to act at the capital regarding constables and their roles and regulations. Maybe our legislature needs to fix that, because they don't, they're elected, so they don't have they don't go through standards, unless they willfully do it,” Staley said. Hamilton declined to comment. Police say the driver did what they ask anyone who is being pulled over, but doesn’t know if it’s the police: call 911, drive with flashers on, and go to the nearest most populated area. follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lrhn_caash/ 😎 follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564018231627 😎 follow me on twitter https://x.com/LRHN_Cash ✨😎 follow me on tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@lrhncaash?_t=8fvtVaP3a9u&_r=1 😎✨ Follow me on twitch https://www.twitch.tv/lrhn_cash 🥶 Follow me on Snapchat https://snapchat.com/t/SbtgTt7z 😎 #lrhncash #LRHN