Man Arrested Following High Speed Chase
Posted/updated on: August 20, 2015 at 9:56 am
CHEROKEE COUNTY — An arrest has been made following a high speed chase through East Texas. According to KETK, a man on a motorcycle, later identified as Charles Thomas, 40, Elkhart, led authorities on a chase through Anderson and Cherokee Counties Tuesday afternoon. The man was seen tossing baggies from his bike during the chase. Thomas was caught in Jacksonville near the intersection of Main and Rusk after he wrecked. Part of downtown Jacksonville was temporarily blocked off by police. The preliminary charges against Thomas are evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance.
DPS stated the baggies thrown by the suspect contained drugs. Thomas will be arrested upon his release from a Palestine hospital.
