At 3:45 PM, Whitehouse Police Officers were dispatched to a Theft in Progress at the Southside Bank in Whitehouse, Texas. The suspect, reportedly driving a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, presented a stolen ID and had allegedly already stolen about $3,000 from a bank in Tyler, Texas.
As officers arrived in the area of Southside Bank, the vehicle was spotted and a traffic stop was initiated. The vehicle stopped briefly before taking off northbound on HWY 110. A pursuit then began.
The vehicle traveled north on HWY 110 reaching speeds over 100mph. Whitehouse Police called off their involvement in the pursuit near E Grande Blvd and the Smith County Sherriff’s Office continued pursuing with the DPS joining shortly after.
The pursuit entered Tyler and continued northbound on Troup HWY, reaching speeds of 80mph before turning east on E 5th Street. The vehicle traveled east on E 5th Street, exiting the City of Tyler, continuing on HWY 64 E at speeds of 120mph.
The pursuit eventually came to a stop on HWY 64 E near FM 2607, east of Chapel Hill.
The driver was then taken into custody at 4:04 PM.