Man Arrested After Police Pursuit In Round Rock

ROUND ROCK, TX — A man who led police on a car chase before wielding a screwdriver menacingly at them was neutralized through the use of non-deadly force, according to a published report.

Pedro Salvador, 24, was charged with evading arrest, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail. He was also charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with an invalid license, both of which are misdemeanors.

The incident began at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday when police got a report about a motorist driving recklessly on the northbound frontage road at the 3300 block of Interstate 35 South, an affidavit referenced by the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Some 30 minutes into the pursuit, police tried stopping Salvador in the parking lot of a Best Buy at 1206 E. Palm Valley Blvd., according to the report. But Salvador put the car in reverse gear, nearly striking a police vehicle in the process, the affidavit reads.

Salvador is said to have then proceeded north on Sunrise Road and east on East Mesa Park Drive before stopping in the 1600 block of E. Mesa Park Drive where police set down spikes to deflate the vehicle's tires, according to the report. That's when Salvador is said to have exited his car while allegedly wielding a screwdriver in his hand and, according to police, refusing officers' orders to drop the implement, the report indicated.

Police were able to end the standoff with the use of a stun gun, enabling them to place Salvador in custody. He was booked into the Williamson County Jail on Monday with a bail set at $14,000.

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>>> Booking photo via Williamson County Jail records