Texas hit-and-run suspect captured on tarmac

ARLINGTON, Texas - A man wanted in a hit and run crash that left a 73-year-old man with severe injuries was minutes away from fleeing the country when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intervened and took the suspect into custody, reports CBS DFW.

Arlington, Texas police had an arrest warrant for Omar Mohammad, 25, and had contacted U.S. Customs and the Department of State, thinking Mohammad might be a flight risk. And they were right, according to the station.

Police informed federal investigators at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday about Mohammad.

“We began a manual search to try to identify the suspect as he may be attempting to flee the U.S.,” said Eric Shoberg, an agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “During this search we were able to identify the flight he was going out on.”

That information came just in time. That flight, on it’s way to Jordan, was already on the tarmac and ready to depart.

Agents intervened and pilots were notified they needed to turn around and head back to the gate, reports the station.

Agents then boarded the plane and took Mohammad into custody.

Mohammad was booked into jail under a $250,000 bond and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor equipped with GPS and had to relinquish his passport, reports the station.

He is charged with failure to stop and render aid, causing serious bodily injury.