At approximately 12:45 this afternoon, an officer attempted to make a traffic stop of a black Chevy Cavalier for a traffic violation. The driver refused to stop and a pursuit followed.
The pursuit, with speeds topping approximately 50 miles per hour, came to end after a forcible stop was initiated in the 1700 block of South Loop 289’s westbound access road near MLK.
The driver then attempted to run from officers. After a short foot pursuit, the suspect surrendered to a K-9 unit.
The suspect, 32-year-old Christopher Prieto, was arrested for a parole violation, evading in a motor vehicle, evading on foot, possession of drug paraphernalia.
(News release from the Lubbock Police Department)