A motorist was in custody Friday afternoon after law enforcement officers pursued the suspect through three Central Texas counties.
The pursuit began about 10:40 a.m. when a Georgetown police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford F-350 pickup truck on northbound Interstate 35 in the Williamson County, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard said.
DPS troopers took the lead in the pursuit on northbound I-35 in Jarrell, Howard said.
The pursuit went through Bell County, and law enforcement officers used traffic strip spikes to stop the motorist.
The suspect stopped the truck and surrendered near mile marker 328 south of Waco, Howard said.
| Credit: Hutchinson County Sheriff s Department
A Texas Police Chief was arrested last week for allegedly forging annulment papers and a woman who says she dated him says he did so to convince her he was single so he could continue their affair.
Jason Collier, 41, was taken into custody Jan. 26 by the Texas Rangers after the Hutchinson County District Attorney s Office requested they conduct a criminal investigation into the former Stinnett police chief. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Collier allegedly sent a text message to the victim with a fraudulent government record attached, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley said in a statement obtained b
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A small-town Texaspolice chief accused of cheating on his wife with two other women resigned last week – the same day he was arrested over allegedly tampering with government records to fake annulment papers.
Stinnett Chief of Police Jason Collier was arrested by Texas Rangers Thursday, Hutchinson County Sheriff Blaik Kemp confirmed to KAMR/KCIT. He has been on administrative leave since Wednesday.
Collier was charged with one state felony count of tampering with a government document with the intent to defraud. He was held at Hutchinson County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Rangers probe fatal shooting of Lubbock man by deputies
January 31, 2021 GMT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers on Sunday continued investigating the fatal shooting by deputies of a man who had been suspected of killing his father in Lubbock County.
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office said it began looking for 34-year-old Chase Coats after deputies found the body of his father, 56-year-old Russell Coats, at a home at around 9:30 p.m. Friday. The elder Coats had been shot several times, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said they tracked down Chase Coats several hours later in Baylor County, located about 160 miles east of Lubbock County.
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