The officer is being called a hero after he stepped in when the man allegedly exposed himself in a Subway. He was arrested after being stopped with a PIT maneuver.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Police believe they have arrested the man accused of stabbing an off-duty Surfside police officer earlier this week.Officer Nathaniel"Nate" Williams is recovering in the hospital, and he can hopefully rest easier now that the man police believed stabbed him is in custody.
Undercover Houston police officers spotted the suspect's vehicle overnight and attempted to stop him, and that's when the chase began. The officers were able to stop the suspect's car with a PIT maneuver at Houston and Washington just before 11 p.m., police said."He had one on him actually. When we got him out of the car, he was obeying our commands, but he had one knife on him," Lt. R. Willkens with HPD said.For now, the suspect is charged with felony evading, but police say he will also be charged with the officer's stabbing after they are able to finish their investigation.
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