DPS Pursuit
Around 2PM yesterday an Eastland County DPS Trooper was involved in a pursuit with a Ford pickup on IH-20 for a traffic violation. As the driver took off and the pursuit was initiated, the passenger was observed throwing a pistol out the window. The vehicle pursuit came to an end near Carbon at about 2:20PM where the driver and passenger bailed out and took off on foot. The passenger, Rachel Smith, of Hico, was apprehended a short time later. The driver, Daniel Shead, of Hico, was apprehended around 8:30PM. Drugs were recovered from the vehicle and the pistol was also recovered. I have not received information on what charges were or are going to be filed. If I receive an update on charges or anything else, I’ll send it out right away.