Man Arrested after Foot Chase

SMITH COUNTY — A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after reportedly leading officers on a foot chase. Smith County Precinct 4 Constable John Smith tells KETK officials were patrolling the area near the Cross Brand Cowboy Church on Farm Road 2015 when they were informed by a church employee that a man was behaving suspiciously down the road. The church employee told officials the man, Paul Alexander, 48, was looking for a gun. Officers say when they found Alexander, he took off running into the woods. They say he only got a few hundred yards before being captured by an officer and handcuffed to a tree until backup arrived. Alexander was booked into the Smith County Jail for evading officers. Additional charges are pending.