ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleLUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin man is behind bars after the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said he drove away during a traffic stop Tuesday and was later arrested on federal and local warrants.

Jadelfrick Benton, 31, was held Friday at the Angelina County Jail for a federal weapons violation and local warrants charging him with evading arrest with a previous conviction, fleeing from a police officer and driving without a driver's license, according to DPS.

Lufkin man arrested after fleeing traffic stop, DPS says(Texas Department of Public Safety)A DPS spokesperson said Benton decided not to cooperate with a state trooper during a traffic stop and fled."Here's the problem with that plan: running doesn't make your problems disappear - it usually adds to them," the spokesperson wrote.