Man Jailed On Multiple Charges After Mt Pleasant, DPS Pursuit

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On Tuesday, January 9, at approximately 11:28 am, MPPD Officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle displaying a fictitious registration in the 100 S. Lee Avenue area. When officers tried to make the traffic stop, the vehicle driver, Eduardo Flores, 40, failed to pull over and took evasive action to flee from officers. Officers initiated a pursuit and followed the suspect as he drove into the east side of Titus County, back into Mount Pleasant city limits, and then back into the county’s east side.

Officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department were able to spike the vehicle’s tires successfully, but the suspect still refused to yield. MPPD requested the assistance of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), who used a police intervention technique (PIT) to stop the vehicle on Highway 67 just east of FM 2348, Chauncy Mays Highway.

Officers were able to determine that Flores was in a stolen vehicle. The suspect was arrested and booked into the Titus County Jail for Evading Arrest or Detention with Previous Conviction, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, and Fictitious Registration.