A car chase that began in Texas ended in an Arkansas creek Thursday with a suspect hiding behind a log, area authorities said. No one was hurt.
On Thursday afternoon Hempstead County, Ark., deputies were notified Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were pursuing a vehicle into Arkansas, Hempstead County Sheriff James Singleton said.
Deputies were advised by a dispatcher the pursuit was on Highway 67 West near Fulton, Ark. The vehicle turned onto Highway 355 South, then onto Highway 195 and the last known location was on Hempstead County Road 49.
Deputy Reyn Brown was able to locate DPS troopers on the county road where the fleeing vehicle stopped, but the driver fled on foot. The suspect ran north through a wooded area, jumped into a pond, swam to the other side and continued to flee on foot, troopers said.
Once other deputies arrived, Investigator Justin Crane, Deputy Jimmy Bush, Game and Fish Officer Jeff Neal and Deputy Brown formed a search team and began searching the wooded area where the suspect exited the pond.
Officers found foot prints that appeared to have crossed a creek. The footprint indicated the suspect was barefoot.
While searching the area, deputies confirmed the suspect was Bin Burgees who had a felony warrant for his arrest with Hempstead County and the city of Hope, Ark, authorities said.
"Officers continued following the creek bank east searching for Bin. Officers were able to locate Bin hiding behind a large log, on the bank of the creek in the water. Officers were able to place Bin under arrest without incident. Officers walked Bin out of the wooded area," Singleton said.
Burgees was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility by Deputy Orlando Dennis and turned over to jail staff for booking. He was charged with three counts of fleeing, residential burglary, and careless and prohibited driving. He is awaiting a first court appearance on those charges and is awaiting pending charges in Texas.