GENTRY -- A Texas man was arrested near Gentry on Saturday afternoon following a traffic stop and pursuit in connection with pointing a gun at a Benton County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Sgt. Waseng Xion of the Sheriff's Office stopped Adam Flores, 27, of 3510 Horton Road in Fort Worth, Texas, about 12:30 p.m. Saturday on a Benton County road for a traffic violation, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
Flores "brandished a firearm and pointed it in Sergeant Xiong's direction" before fleeing in the vehicle, according to the release.
Officials said Flores drove through a field before stopping and fleeing on foot just off Jackson Road, east of Gentry. Xiong then ran after Flores.
Police said Flores tried to hide in a culvert not far from his vehicle but was found by Xiong. Flores refused to leave the culvert and threatened to harm himself or others. Police called in SWAT and crisis negotiators.
About 4:30 p.m. Flores surrendered his gun and left the culvert. He was arrested in connection with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and fleeing, both felonies. He was being held in the Benton County Jail Monday morning without bond.
Charges listed on the Benton County Jail log in connection with Flores include felony fleeing, aggravated assault upon a law-enforcement officer; criminal trespass; disorderly conduct, possession of firearms by certain persons, criminal mischief, possession of a controlled substance (Schedule VI) with purpose to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving and failure to obey a police officer.
The jail log also lists a Siloam Springs address for Flores.
General News on 02/21/2018