The driver and passenger of the vehicle are facing several felony charges after leading police on a high-speed chase that led to a drug bust.
PLEASANTON, Texas — The Pleasanton Police Department has arrested two people after they led authorities on a high-speed chase before the discovery of drugs in the vehicle.
Around 10:45 Thursday morning, an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a red 4-door sedan in the 500 block of Trade Street when the vehicle allegedly took off at a “high rate of speed.”
During the chase, police say they saw the passenger of the vehicle throwing suspected narcotics out the window.
The vehicle eventually ran out of fuel near Galvan Creek, allowing officers to now conduct a felony traffic stop.
During the search of the vehicle, officials say they discovered a loaded firearm, meth, heroin and “various narcotics distribution materials.”
The driver was identified as 47-year-old David Arocha; and he is facing the following charges:
- 2 counts of manufacture/delivery of controlled substances
- Evading arrest with a motor vehicle
- Felon in possession of a firearm
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Parole Warrant
The passenger of the vehicle was identified as 25-year-old Colton Mann; and he is facing all the charges listed above other than evading arrest with a motor vehicle and he did not reportedly have a parole warrant like Arocha.
Both Arocha and Mann were booked into the Atascosa County jail.