By Chris Edwards
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WOODVILLE – A Kountze man is in custody in the Tyler County Jail following a high-speed chase through Woodville last week on a stolen bike.
According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, the incident occurred on the night of Saturday, August 17, when a report went out of a stolen blue Suzuki motorcycle. TCSO deputies were made aware that a member of the Woodville Volunteer Fire Department was following the stolen vehicle as it travelled through the city at a high rate of speed, southbound on US 69.
“Deputies, already patrolling the Warren area, observed the motorcycle travelling at approximately 120 mph on Highway 69, just south of Hillister,” Weatherford said.
The motorcycle continued, even as deputies activated emergency sirens and lights, and at one point, they lost sight of the vehicle and occupant at County Road 4770.
Weatherford said that other agencies in the area were made aware of the pursuit, and deputies in Hardin County were able to locate the suspect, 32-year-old Johnathan Calvin Durbin, of Kountze, and the stolen Suzuki bike. Deputies with TCSO were able to make a positive identification on the suspect through video evidence provided by the motorcycle’s owner.
Durbin was taken into custody, and remains in custody, charged with felony theft; felony evading arrest with a motor vehicle and felony forger/counterfeit currency. His bonds were set at $45,000 by Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Tina Self.
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