Pursuit in the Craigmont Subdivision

On October 22^nd at 10:19 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Craigmont Subdivision after officers observed the vehicle speeding through the neighborhood and running several stop signs. As the officer activated his emergency lights and siren to initiate the stop, the suspect accelerated and fled from the officers. The suspect made his way to the parking lot the Village Lane Apartment, where he bailed out of the vehicle and fled on foot. Officers then pursued the suspect on foot as he was running through the complex and appeared to be reaching in his waistband. This resulted in the initial officer, a BPD K-9 Unit, deploying his K-9, who quickly apprehended the suspect, identified as 26 year old Kristopher Smith of Crosby. Smith continued to struggle with K-9 which resulted in one of the officers deploying their Taser, at which time Smith was taken into custody. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a quantity of marijuana, suspected Promethazine and Xanax. Smith was transported to Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries after which he was transported to the Baytown Jail and booked on charge of Felony Evading in a Motor Vehicle.