In a recent incident, Hopkins County Sheriff's Office deputies in Texas were prompted to intervene when they discovered a vehicle stopped in a marked lane of travel on Highway 11 shortly after 7 pm. The driver, later identified as David Noble, informed the deputies that his vehicle was inoperable, although it was running at the time. Noble appeared nervous during the interaction and, when asked for consent to search the vehicle, he refused and declined to exit the vehicle until a K9 officer arrived.
In an attempt to avoid further scrutiny, Noble locked the vehicle doors, rolled up the windows, and turned up the radio volume, making it difficult for him to hear any communication with the deputies. After being warned about the consequences of non-compliance, Noble unexpectedly put the previously claimed non-operational vehicle into drive and attempted to flee the scene.
During the ensuing pursuit, deputies were forced to shatter the driver's side window of Noble's vehicle. Noble managed to evade the deputies and drove into the Como-Pickton CISD parking lot, where he was eventually apprehended.
David Noble, a 33-year-old resident of Pickton, Texas, was subsequently booked into Hopkins County Jail on the charge of Evading Arrest or Detention with Vehicle with Previous Conviction (F3).
