CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Nueces County Sheriff's deputy was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in the 3200 block of Gollihar Road.
According to authorities, 20-year-old Michael Patrick Lee was being served a warrant at a residence just before 10:30 a.m. when he began to back out of the driveway. The deputy tried to get Lee out of the vehicle when Lee swerved, hitting the deputy before taking off.
The deputy was taken to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital with an injury to his pelvis, but authorities said he is expected to be okay.
The Nueces County Sheriff's Department was able to locate Lee and arrest him late Tuesday afternoon at a business in the 4900 block of Gollihar Road. Along with the charges from his original warrant, Lee was arrested for evading arrest and reckless driving, three counts of aggravated assault of a public servant, and one count of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury to a public servant.
It was back in July of 2016 when Lee was arrested for intoxication manslaughter after police said he lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole. His 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend was in the vehicle at the time and lost her unborn child. Lee pleaded guilty to that crime in August the next year and was placed on probation. His probation was revoked in December of 2018.