Concerned Citizen Helps PCT 4 Bust DWI Suspect
On Tuesday, 5/16/2017, around 1PM, a concerned motorist called Montgomery County Dispatch regarding a vehicle driving erratically in the area of FM 242 and FM 1314.
Reports were that the vehicle was swerving all over the road and could not stay in its lane. PCT 4 Deputies working a proactive patrol detail in the area of FM 1314 and Bennette Estates Rd were able to locate and stop the suspect vehicle, a black Honda Civic. The driver (Tiffany Baker) was arrested for felony driving while intoxicated.
During the book-in strip search at the Montgomery County Jail, jailers located an ecstasy pill which Baker had "hidden" on her person.
Baker was subsequently charged with felony possession of a controlled substance as well as a felony tampering with physical evidence charge.
Constable Hayden stated, “Because of a concerned motorist making a phone call, multiple lives may have been saved.”
Constable Hayden urges anyone that witnesses something out of the ordinary to always call dispatch and have law enforcement check it out.
Arrested:
Tiffany Baker, 31, Humble
3rd Degree Felony – Driving While Intoxicated
3rd Degree Felony – Tampering w/ Physical Evidence
State Jail Felony – Possession of a Controlled Substance (Ecstasy)