
A man who fled from police through the aisles of the South Belt Walmart, only to trip and fall on a shopping cart, will serve two more years in prison. That sentence for Christopher Amos will be served after any other prison time he has coming for a parole violation and other charges.
Amos, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday to one class-e felony count of resisting arrest. Detective Jeff Pearl said in a probable cause statement that officers at the store made contact with Amos at the store on May 3.
But when they asked for his identification, “…he ran through the store as officers were telling him to stop,” according to the statement. “He continued to run until he tripped and fell over a shopping cart and was no longer able to run.”
Upon searching him, Pearl said officers located about 14 grams of a crystal like substance which field tested positive for methamphetamine. No drug charges were filed in the case, but there were three outstanding warrants for Amos’es arrest including one for a parole violation.
In a deal with prosecutors, Amos entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to two years in prison, to be served consecutively to any sentence he is presently serving. According to the Dept. of Corrections Web site, Amos is serving 13 years for drug and burglary charges.