From Staff Reports
Mar 5, 2021
A wanted man with methamphetamine was arrested after midnight Tuesday after he failed to escape one of Henderson County Sheriff s deputies.
Billy Wayne Cantrell, 45, was finally caught just after midnight in Kaufman County with assistance from Kaufman County Sheriff Office deputies.
The pursuit began in Gun Barrel City when Deputy Jonathan Barrios attempted to pull the suspect over for a traffic violation.
Instead of stopping his vehicle in the 800 block of W. Main St., he accelerated and began a slow-speed chase toward Seven Points.
During the pursuit, Deputy Barrios noticed the suspect moving about in his vehicle and making several hand signals.
Slow-speed chase leads to discovery of meth, paraphernalia in Kaufman County
The pursuit originally began in Henderson County after deputies attempted to pull the suspect over for a traffic violation.
Credit: Henderson County Sheriff s Office Author: Favian Quezada Updated: 8:51 AM CST March 3, 2021
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.