The suspect was arrested after his pick-up truck got stuck in the mud near a drainage ditch near W. Harrow Dr.
Suspect leads police on hour-long chase before arrest
Police say the chase started after the suspect made a drug deal with undercover narcotics officers before 5 p.m.
Police say the suspect was selling crystal meth on the internet and agreed to meet undercover officers in the 2100 block of Fannin to make a deal. Police say undercover officers called in marked units to arrest the suspect after he sold them the drugs but he refused to stop and led them on a pursuit.
The suspect has priors for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sex assault.
The suspect, in a white pickup, led police officers through Montrose, before making his way to northwest Houston.
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SkyEye 13 clocked the pickup at more than 90 mph.
At one point, it appeared the driver was cornered in a cul-de-sac, but then drove over the sidewalk to elude police. Officers tried to perform a PIT maneuver. The driver took off over the grass of an empty lot to escape.
There were a number of close calls in afternoon traffic as the driver occasionally drove the wrong way on streets. The driver took an aggressive stance, using the vehicle as a weapon.
As the pursuit neared the 45-minute mark, it looked as if the pickup was suffering from some damage, possibly incurred when driving over a sidewalk or median.
Just after 6 p.m., the driver finally could go no further, hitting the banks of an apparent drainage ditch along West Harrow Drive. Officers took the man into custody.
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