ORANGE COUNTY, Texas — A man is facing charges after investigators say he ran from Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives during a traffic stop on Monday.
During a search of his vehicle, about a pound of cocaine was found according to a sheriff's office news release.
The traffic stop happened on I-10 near FM 1136. Detectives followed the man when he fled across the interstate into a wooded area according to the release.
A Beaumont Police K-9 unit helped to catch the man, and he was arrested and taken to the Orange County Jail for possession of a controlled substance and evading arrest.
From an Orange County Sheriff's Office news release:
On Monday, July 27, 2020, Detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10, near FM 1136, for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, a male subject fled from Detectives across the interstate and into a wooded area. The suspect was captured by Detectives by Detectives, with the assistance of the Beaumont Police K-9 unit. During the search of the suspect’s vehicle, approximately one pound of cocaine was located. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Orange County Jail for possession of a controlled substance and evading arrest.
