HOUSTON — A teenager was arrested early Thursday outside his mom's house after leading deputies on a brief chase in east Harris County, the sheriff's department said.
The chase ended in the mom's driveway on Black Rock Road near Double Pine Drive and the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The whole thing started around 5 a.m. when deputies were checking out reports of a suspicious person and saw a driver swerving near Lantern Lane, according to HCSO.
They tried to pull him over but he kept going, HCSO said.
When a flat tire forced the teen to pull over, investigators said he was reaching for something so a deputy fired his weapon. The suspect wasn't hit and no one was hurt.
"Very fortunate situation that nobody got hurt or injured in something as senseless as not stopping," HCSO Sgt. Sid Miller said.
Deputies said they found a gun with an extended magazine inside the car. They also said the teen smelled of alcohol and appeared to be intoxicated.
We're told the 18-year-old recently graduated from high school and was planning to join the military.
Deputies said the car he was driving was a loaner because he wrecked his mom's vehicle a few weeks ago.