A high-speed chase and a foot pursuit ended with a man behind bars early Sunday morning after he fled from a traffic stop in Beaverton, Oregon. According to KATU News, Washington County deputies attempted to pull over a BMW near Highway 217 and Southwest Walker Road, but the driver, later identified as Nicolas Pena-Galvan, 25, sped off, initiating the chase.

The deputies managed to perform a PIT maneuver to abruptly end the car chase near Southwest 2nd Avenue and Franklin Avenue; though Pena-Galvan didn't relent, instead he sprinted away on foot, he was apprehended roughly a block away from where the vehicle was stopped, as per KPTV. It was reported that during his attempted escape, Pena-Galvan dropped a stolen pistol.

Following his capture, Pena-Galvan now faces an array of charges: two felony counts of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, a misdemeanor charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, felon possessing a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, first-degree theft, second-degree criminal mischief, driving under the influence of intoxicants, and reckless driving. He was booked into the Washington County Jail, evidence of one man's rapid spiral from a routine traffic violation to a night tangled in the web of the criminal justice system.

Authorities have not released further details of the circumstances leading to the traffic stop or why Pena-Galvan was in possession of the stolen firearm, the swift response and decisive actions of the deputies appear to have mitigated what could have potentially been a more dangerous situation. Pena-Galvan, now awaiting his day in court, serves as a reminder of the unpredictability and risks inherent in police work and the complexities of crime and punishment in our society today.