Pursuit through Erath County ends in arrest of two E-T staff report The Erath County Sheriff's Office released details of an early Saturday pursuit that led to two arrests. On Saturday morning, an Erath County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to check on the status of a driver at the Allsup's convenience store at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 281 and Washington Street in Stephenville. "It was reported that the driver appeared to be asleep in a motor vehicle. The deputy responded and was able to identify both a male and female in the vehicle," the release states. While the deputy was conducting an investigation, the driver fled the scene in the vehicle and the deputy pursued.