2 Arrested After 25 Mile Police Chase From Splendora

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS — Two men were arrested Saturday after leading police on a high-speed chase for more than 25 miles, through two counties, police said. Police arrested 28-year-old Edward Rodriguez and 27-year-old Shayne Davis after the pair were boxed in on a dead-end street.

The chase began at about 5 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 69 north in Splendora, when an officer who was patrolling in the area saw a speeding car with its license plate covered up. When the officer tried to pull the driver over, the driver, identified as Rodriguez, made a U-turn heading south on Interstate 69.

Other police agencies soon joined in the pursuit, which ended at Aldine Bender and Grandy Street in Humble, where police were able to block off the driver. Police said Rodriguez tried to escape by ramming a Constable’s patrol car but was able to get away.

Rodriguez was taken into custody and he was charged with felony evading, aggravated assault of a police officer, and felon in possession of a firearm. Police determined that the car he was driving was stolen and he was also charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

He is being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond

The passenger, identified as Davis, was charged with resisting arrest and is in the Montgomery County Jail with bond set at $750.

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