SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Smith County officials arrested a man who they say led them on a high-speed chase Tuesday afternoon.
Around noon on Tuesday, Smith County Precinct 4 deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on a car for failing to yield the right-of-way to traffic at Tidwell Dr. and Loop 323.
Pct. 4 Constable Josh Joplin says the vehicle then turned on County Road 384 and, after a short chase, the car came to a rest on Rains Rd. where the susect ran away.
The Smith County Sheriffs Office K9 unit arrived and conducted a perimeter search. Once the area was cleared, the authorities set up command for the manhunt and set up a perimeter to secure the scene.
U.S. Marshals and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department arrived to assist in the search and TDCJ tracking dogs and a DPS helicopter were contacted.
After the DPS helicopter flew around the area for more than an hour, tracking dogs were able to locate the suspect, identified as Larry Gillum Jr., in a creek bottom off Seven Hills Rd.
He was taken into custody and booked into the Smith County Jail for evading arrest with a vehicle and parole violation for manufacturing delivery of a controlled substance.
