WOODALL, Okla. — Cherokee County deputies arrested a man who shot at them multiple times after a high-speed chase.
The Tuesday night incident even forced a nearby school district to go on lockdown Wednesday morning. Woodall Public Schools’ school resource officer remained on high alert Wednesday after the late-night chase and shooting spree nearby.
“It is something I have not dealt with since I’ve been superintendent," said Ginger Knight, Superintendent of Woodall Public Schools.
What started as a failed traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase at Stone Chapel Road. It ended roughly three and a half miles west after the driver shot at deputies multiple times, just missing them.
The sheriff's office posted a notice on Facebook on Thursday asking the public for help finding 32-year-old Christopher Wayne Smith who they say is the driver of the car in the chase. They arrested him around 4 p.m. on Monday.
Cherokee County deputies say the car was found abandoned near 470 Road and 835 Road, right across the street from Woodall Schools. Knight says she heeded the advice of their full-time school resource officer who has direct contact with the sheriff’s office.
“We decided with our safety officer that we have here to go on lockdown until we had more information to go on," Knight said.
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