Driver in custody after chase stemming from argument with woman in McDonald's drive-thru, HPD says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver was taken into custody after a police chase on the south side of Houston just before noon on Friday.
Houston police say it started with a petty argument in a McDonald's drive-through in the 9100 block of Cullen Boulevard. The suspect reportedly felt a woman pulled in too close behind him.
The woman claims the suspect allegedly flashed a gun at her before they rolled down their windows and exchanged words. The man, according to the women, then made a gun motion with his hand before speeding off.
Shortly after, the woman called the police, who came to take a statement. According to police, as officers were taking her report, the suspect returned to the scene but fled after the woman identified him, causing him to speed off and spark the chase.
The driver led the pursuit, and at times, went the wrong way and ran through stop signs. Just before 11 a.m., as officers tried to block the suspect's vehicle, he crashed into a parked car.
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SkyEye caught the moment the suspect, driving a white Chevy Malibu, swerved into the yard of a home on Higgins Street, sending trash cans flying before he got out and ran for the front door.
Police, on his heels, tackled him in the front yard and arrested him.
"It's a quiet neighborhood, and this normally doesn't happen over here in this neighborhood, so to see this is shocking," resident Tamisha Jackson said.
Police told ABC13 that inside the car, they found more than $1,000 and a significant amount of drugs but no gun.
One neighbor said she was watching the live Eyewitness News report when she realized it was the street she was seeing on TV before sirens blew by her windows.
"I see that same white car and the police, about three or four police right behind it, so I connected the dots that it was a chase," Neighbor Tamijah Jones said.
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The suspect's name has not been released yet, with police saying it was a successful pursuit with no reported injuries and the suspect being captured.
The suspect is being charged with evading in a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and tampering with evidence.
Police told ABC13 they were working to find what the man had allegedly thrown out his window during the chase. Eyewitness News inquired if they believed it was a gun, but there was no response.
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