Misdemeanor charge leads to felony evasion

 

 

By Alexandria Randolph
 
A man wanted in Gray County led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit on Thursday morning.
Burnet County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Burnet County resident Shane Edward Pate, 31, after he led them on a vehicle pursuit and footchase Thursday morning, April 30.
The chase began at about 7:40 a.m. when deputies received a report of black Chevrolet Tahoe that passed a stopped school bus on FM 1980. 
According to a Burnet County Sheriff's Office release, ten minutes later, deputies observed a vehicle matching the description traveling northbound on FM 1980 at a high speed. When deputies tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver sped up, allegedly in attempt to outrun deputies.
 
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