KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, along with the help of the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, arrested one person for possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest, attempting to destroy evidence and a parole violation.
According to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Billy Wayne Cantrell was arrested after Henderson County Deputies attempted to pull Cantrell over for a traffic violation in the 800 block of West Main Street.
Cantrell accelerated and began a slow speed chase toward Seven Points.
Deputies noticed Cantrell moving about in his vehicle and making several hand signals.
Cantrell came to a stop in Kaufman County after turning onto a dead-end road and had to be removed from the vehicle.,
A baggie of meth and broken glass pipes used to smoke the drug were found in the driver’s seat.
Cantrell was charged with possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest, attempting to destroy evidence and a parole violation.