Longview Suspect Tries to Run Away

LONGVIEW – A Longview drug suspect is in custody after trying to flee officers. Longview Police and the Gregg County Organized Drug Enforcement Unit were told where the drug suspect might be located. They found 32 year-old Torvoris Torraz McKinley of Longview in his car on South Access Road. He ran from the vehicle, but they were able to follow him and arrest him in a nearby parking lot. The found narcotics on him and in his car. McKinley has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, evading arrest/detention, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon warrant and misdemeanor class C warrants. His jail records show he has been handled by authorities 31 times since 2008.