On Wednesday, police said Hunt was speeding at around 70 miles per hour when a police car tried to pull him over, according to BPD Lieutenant John D. O'Leary.

When Hunt failed to stop, an officer chased him to Cambridge, where he lost sight of Hunt's white Subaru Legacy, Brookline police said.

The officer caught up with Hunt outside Winthrop House at about 1:40 p.m. Hunt made repeated attempts to "grab the officer's gun out of the holster" when the officer tried to arrest him, O'Leary said, forming the basis for the armed assault charge.

Witnesses said Hunt then tried to escape, running two blocks to the front of the Malkin Athletic Center, where he was apprehended by police with the aid of Brian C. Gatten '01, Leigh A. Rovzar '01 and Mark B. Scott '01.

"He...look[ed] kind of panicked," Rovzar said. "Once he was on the ground he gave up a little. He had this wide-eyed look."

Students who have met with Hunt in his advisory capacity at OCS said they were surprised to hear of the arrest.

David A. Rosales '01, who met with Hunt to learn about the Sponsors for

Educational Opportunity minority internship program, said that Hunt was "very helpful, very kind, very professional."