BRANDON J. HOCHSTETLER v. State of Indiana

── BRANDON J. HOCHSTETLER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02261 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur At approximately 2:20 a.m. on October 22, 2020, Officer Ryan Gatchel with the Huntington City Police Department observed a vehicle “with a headlight out.” Tr. Vol. 2 at 135. Officer Gatchel initiated a traffic stop of that vehicle. The driver, later identified as Hochstetler, “didn’t pull over right away.” Id. at 136. Rather, Hochstetler “continued to go at a slow pace” until he ultimately pulled into a parking lot. Id. Before Officer Gatchel exited his vehicle, he observed Hochstetler “leaning very far over . . .