MEXIA, Texas — The man Freestone County deputies tried to pull over for a minor traffic violation early Friday morning who ended up leading them on a chase that went through two counties before ending in Mexia was arrested Friday night.
Teague police said they got involved when the man identified as Jaden Gregory, 21, began driving through various streets in the city. Police tried to use stop sticks but they said Gregory avoided them by crossing into oncoming traffic.
As the chase continued, police said Gregory crashed into power lines at 8th Avenue City Park in Teague causing a power outage in the area. Despite that crash, police said Gregory continued into Mexia.
Mexia police said the vehicle chase ended when Gregory crashed his blue Ford truck in the 1000 block of East Glendale St. He managed to jump out and run into nearby woods where police lost track of him.
Hours later, the Freestone County Sheriff's Office was able to locate and arrest Gregory.
"Unfortunately for him, where he was located will be an additional charge due to having a bond condition on a previous assault charge to not be within a 1000 feet of the residence or the person for which the assault occurred," the sheriff's office said.
No one was injured throughout the chase. Charges are still pending.