On Sunday, July 29, 2018, at approximately 8:29 PM an officer on patrol spotted an individual traveling the wrong direction in the 900 block of N. Main Street causing traffic to swerve to avoid him. Upon seeing the officer in the marked patrol car, the individual began peddling faster and changed direction traveling behind a bank in the 900 block of N. Main. When the officer yelled out his open window to stop, the bicyclist dropped a bag of tools that he was carrying and rode towards the 800 block of N. Main (Cross Roads Shopping Center). The officer activated his emergency lights as the bicyclist rode between cars to avoid the officer. When the officer pulled along side the suspect, he jumped from his bicycle causing it to strike the patrol car. The suspect jumped to his feet and attempted to run on foot. The officer deployed his taser and the subject was taken into custody.
The officer placed the suspect in the rear passenger seat of his patrol unit with the door open. When the officer reached into his front seat of his patrol unit, the suspect leaped from the vehicle and ran. The suspect was taken into custody with the help of a citizen at the underpass of IH-10 and Main Street.
The officer was walking the suspect back to his patrol unit when the suspect collapsed to the ground. The officer loosened his grip to call for an ambulance. The Suspect again jumped to his feet and began running. A citizen was able to position his vehicle blocking the suspect. The suspect ran into the side of the vehicle. The suspect was detained and leg restraints were placed on him. He was transported to Baptist Hospital by Acadian Ambulance Service before being transported to the Orange County Jail.
The suspect was identified as Corey Allen Ford, age 24. He advised the reason he ran was that he thought he had felony warrants and did not want to go back to prison. It was determined that Mr. Ford had the following warrants: No DL, Fail to maintain Financial Responsibility, Evading Detention / Escape
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