by Chris Cheng
TEMPLE – A Temple police officer avoids being hit by a suspect in a truck.
Temple Police spotted a wanted man driving northbound near the 14100 block of North Highway 317 Friday morning. Police had been tracking 44-year-old Oscar Martinez, who was wanted for a felony arrest warrant out of Milam County.
When the officer tried to pull the Martinez over, he took off and rammed through a gate at his home. The officer was forced to chase the suspect on foot, after the broken gate blocked his police cruiser.
Investigators say once Martinez saw the officer on foot; he tried to run him over several times.
The Officer was able to avoid being hit.
When backup units arrived, the man drove toward his house. Officers were able to catch up to him before he got inside. Martinez needed to be wrestled down by three officers and needed to be pepper sprayed before being taken into custody.
Martinez was taken to Scott and White Hospital for a minor complaint of leg pain. After being treated he was book to Bell County Jail. He is charged with the active arrest warrant from Milam County and with Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer from the incident on Friday.
