GUN BARREL CITY, Texas — Two people were arrested following a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Gun Barrel City on Thursday morning.
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas — Two people were arrested following a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Gun Barrel City on Thursday morning.
At approximately 9 a.m., Gun Barrel City Police Officer Victor Parras was attempting to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding in the 1000 block of East Main Street in Gun Barrel City, the department stated.
The vehicle fled through the Tamarack Addition and back onto East Main Street where the vehicle later attempted to turn onto old Highway 85 but, instead, left the roadway, struck a stop sign, and drove through a barbed-wire fence onto private property.
“The pursuit ended when the suspect vehicle crashed into a wooded area on the property,” stated the department. “Officer Parras took two suspects into custody.”
The driver, identified as Tray Walters, and the passenger, identified as Rami Carroll, were both arrested.
“Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen out of Balch Springs earlier that morning,” stated the department.
Walters was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, and on multiple Seven Points Police Department warrants.
Carroll was wanted by the Austin Parole Division for a parole violation and was listed as the suspect in the theft of the vehicle out of Balch Springs, according to the Gun Barrel City Police Department.
Both were booked into the Gun Barrel City Police Department jail.
