Houston police officers commandeer Uber vehicle during pursuit of suspect

HOUSTON - A Houston-area Uber driver has quite the story to tell following an incident earlier this month. 

Houston police involve Uber driver in suspect pursuit

What we know:

Uber driver Anthony Baines shared a video showing a suspect running in front of his vehicle and two officers chasing behind the suspect. 

One of the officers jumped into Baines' vehicle and told him to go after the suspect, saying, "Go, go, go, go!"

The backstory:

According to Houston police, the incident started with a terroristic threat call made on Seventh Street back on August 7. 

Authorities said a woman was at a pool with her kids when the suspect came out of an apartment and they got into an altercation. At one point, officials said, the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot them, so the woman called authorities.

Police came to get a statement from the woman when the suspect reappeared. The officers attempted to detain the suspect, but the suspect reportedly broke free and took off on foot, beginning the pursuit.

Houston police said at one point, an officer got into a citizen's car and the driver took the officers around the block to the apartment complex where the officers got into their own car. 

The officers then began their search for the suspect again. However, authorities said the suspect wasn't apprehended. 

What we don't know:

Other details about this incident are not available at this time.

‘Something that needed to be put out'

What they're saying:

Anthony Baines says this on-camera experience was by far the wildest moment he's had in his two years as an Uber driver.

He tells FOX 26 that while he was in shock and somewhat fearful during the incident, his Army experience kicked in to help him stay level-headed.

"This is something I kind of think about [that] only happens in action movies where somebody's pursuing a person, and they call for a civilian to help," Baines said. "I am an Iraq veteran, so I've been in a very stressful environment before where I've had to just kind of focus on what was at hand. And, at that moment, I just knew that the cops needed me and [I] was just going to do whatever they told me to do."

While Baines was able to keep his composure through the situation, he tells FOX 26 that his wife wasn't so happy when he told her what happened.

According to Baines, it was his wife's idea for him to share the video with the public as a learning lesson.

"She was not that happy that I allowed myself to be put in such a situation," he said. "She thought that this [was] something that should go out for anybody that may happen to come across such a rare situation. They could know how to handle themselves because I had no idea what were my rights or what I can or can't do."

Baines' other loved ones were also concerned about his involvement in the incident. 

"They were very glad that I was OK, and no harm happened to me," he said. "[Their] concerns were, if we actually did confront the suspect, what risk would I be put in?"

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