Texarkana school on lock out while police search for suspect that fled traffic stop

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2:10 P.M. UPDATE – THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Liberty Eylau Primary School on Highway 59 is in Lock Out while police search in the area for a man that fled from a traffic stop.

Around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning police made a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 59. After being pulled over the passenger, 29-year-old Michael Shane Basham, fled from the vehicle into a wooded area across from the school.

There is no immediate threat to the school at this time.

Search dogs from Telford Prison are en route to assist in the search.

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