SEAGOVILLE, Texas — A man is facing multiple felony charges after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen pickup truck, attempting to flee in a patrol car and dragging a Seagoville officer during the struggle, WFAA reported.
The incident began on July 27 when a Seagoville officer attempted to stop a Chevrolet truck that was reported stolen. According to police, the driver entered the eastbound lanes of I-20 traveling the wrong way, prompting the officer to terminate the pursuit for safety reasons.
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A second officer later located the truck on the I-20 service road. Police said the driver veered off the road, drove across a grassy area onto another road and collided at low speed with another vehicle. No injuries were reported.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot. An officer attempted to deploy a TASER but was unable to, police said. The suspect then entered the driver’s seat of a marked Seagoville patrol car. As an officer tried to stop him, the suspect placed the vehicle in gear and hit the stolen truck before reversing and dragging the officer outside the vehicle.
Police said the struggle over control of the patrol car lasted more than two minutes. The suspect continued to drive forward, dragging the officer a second time, until a second officer arrived and used a TASER to subdue and arrest him.
The injured officer sustained minor facial and leg injuries and was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel. The suspect was taken to a local hospital, medically cleared and booked into the Dallas County Jail.
Two handguns and ammunition were recovered from the stolen truck, police said.
The suspect faces several charges, including robbery, aggravated assault against a public servant, unauthorized use of a vehicle, evading arrest with a vehicle, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and a parole violation warrant.
