Young County vehicle pursuit ends at Archer line

A San Antonio man and woman were arrested late Tuesday, Nov. 15 following a high-speed vehicle pursuit that began in Young County and ended near the Archer County Line. Lazerus Daleth Brown, 21, and Stacey Lynn Gonzales, 39, were booked in the Young County Jail Wednesday morning with six alleged charges.

According to a release from the Young County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 8:29 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, a YCSO deputy observed a gray 2007 Hyundai Sonata operating without a license plate at Hwy. 380 W. and Hwy. 16 N. When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, the driver, identified as Gonzales, accelerated northbound on Hwy. 16 at speeds above 100 mph.

The report stated the driver and passenger, identified as Brown, began throwing objects from the vehicle “in an attempt to cause the deputy to crash and/or discontinue the pursuit.” Objects thrown from the vehicle were an animal cage trap, a metal box, a propane torch and other tools.

The pursuit ended when the Hyundai, reported stolen out of San Antonio, drove off of the road and into a ditch just north of the Archer County line. YCSO deputies found “a small quantity of methamphetamine along with a large number of identifying information which could be used in identity theft.”

For the full story, see the Saturday, Nov. 19 edition of The Graham Leader.