Pursuit Started in Highlands and ended in Baytown

 On October 22^nd at 9:00 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Spur 330 and FM 2100 in which the officer recognized the driver as a subject who had an active felony warrant for Continuous Family Violence. When the officer activated his emergency lights to initiate the stop the suspect, identified as 49 year old Gilbert Maiden of Baytown, pulled into the Shell Parking lot in the 100 block of South Main in Highlands. As the officer exited his vehicle and approached the suspect vehicle, the suspect sped off. The officer returned to his vehicle and pursued the suspect vehicle which eventually made its way to Spur 330 inbound, then south on SH 146 where officers attempted to deploy stop sticks, which Maiden swerved and was able to avoid. Maiden exited West Main and in an effort to avoid the traffic stopped at the light, he jumped the curb, which caused some type of mechanical damage to the vehicle. However he continued fleeing west n West Main until he made his way to Civic Drive where the car came to a stop. Maiden immediately exited the suspect vehicle and fled on foot into the woods but was quickly apprehended with the assistance of a BPD K-9 Unit. A female passenger of the vehicle, identified as 35 year old Valerie Welsh of Baytown was found to have outstanding traffic warrants out of LaPorte and was taken into custody as well. Maiden was transported to the Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital to be treated for injuries he sustained during the apprehension and was later transported to the Baytown Jail and charged with Felony Evading in a Motor Vehicle. Welsh was released to LaPorte Police Department.