Law enforcement agencies have been using a helicopter, tracking dogs, deputies on horseback and four-wheel vehicles to track a fugitive Tuesday afternoon the Federal Bureau of Investigation wants on a federal drug warrants.
The suspect, who ran into the woods about a mile north of Ashdown, Ark., is Christopher Whistle, 38, of Texarkana, Ark.He is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Whistle was wearing a red shirt over a white tank top, blue jeans and boots.
Little River County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dave Hall stopped Whistle's vehicle about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 at Little River County Road 710. Whistle sped away as the law officer was approaching
his vehicle.
The manhunt started at the intersection across the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks.
The search includes the FBI, Arkansas State Police, the sheriff's department, Southwest Arkansas Drug Task Force, and the Nashville, Ark., Police K-9 dog.
Officers don't know if Whistle has a weapon.
Details were unavailable on why the FBI wanted Whistle regarding the federal drug warrants, said Sheriff Gary Gregory.
If Whistle is spotted call 9-1-1, said Gregory.