Updated: 11:52 AM CDT April 30, 2021
TYLER, Texas On Thursday, April 28, Samuel Virgo was convicted by a jury of the 7th District Court of Smith County for the offense of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle. Virgo was sentenced to 9 years in prison with a $5,000 fine.
The offense, which took place on November 6, 2017, Virgo was traveling at an excess of 100 miles per hour on a motorcycle along Highway 69 towards Lindale.
Smith County Deputy Fire Marshal Chad Hogue attempted to pull Virgo over. The pursuit continued to the intersection of I-20 and Highway 69 which was blocked by Detective Sherman Dollison with the Smith County Sheriff’s Office to stop the defendant.