According to Jeanerette Police Chief Terrence Moore, on May 15, 2025, at approximately 12:32 am, officers attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of Main St and Druilhet St for a traffic infraction. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop after officers activated the unit’s emergency lights and siren. After pursuing the vehicle, the vehicle stopped near the intersection of Main St and Canal St. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver at that time attempted to flee again, thus striking the officer with the vehicle. Responding units then engaged in a pursuit that ended in the suspect crashing his vehicle on Hwy Frontage Rd near Penn Rd within St Mary Parish. Officers then were assisted by St Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin Police Department, and Franklin Police Department.
The suspect was then taken into custody without further incident. The suspect was identified as Christopher Snowden, 25, of Charenton, and was charged with Flight from an Officer, Resisting an Officer with Force or Violence, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway of Commerce, Penalty for Distribution or Possession with Intent to Distribute, Stop Signs and Yield Signs, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property, Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, Turning Movements and Required Signals, Vehicular Neglect, and Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle Upon a Police Officer. After his arrest, it was learned that he was wanted by Fugitive Agents from Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston Texas.