CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Editors note: Law enforcement at the scene originally told 3NEWS the chase involved migrants, but are now saying that information is not confirmed.
A Robstown man is in law-enforcement custody Thursday after being the cause of a multi-county chase and crash, and forcing an hours-long standoff with multiple agencies.
The incident began at about 5:30 a.m. as a chase from Duval county, reportedly involving a vehicle full of migrants.
It was later determined the man at the storage unit was not a migrant.
The vehicle went through primary inspection, was flagged, and asked to go through a secondary inspection, DPS Public Information Officer Harold "Rob" Mallory said.
The driver then fled.
That's when Freer Police Chief Rolando Flores reportedly gave chase. A US Border Patrol agent responding to the incident from FM 44 came out onto the roadway on 59, and the chief T-boned him.
Flores was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for a dislocated finger, and possibly a broken wrist. He reportedly is doing well.
Border Patrol agent Manuel Perez was flown to a hospital in Corpus Christi with a broken shoulder. He is still in the hospital, being evaluated for other injuries.
The man proceeded to to a storage building on 624 and County Road 75 in the Calallen area and barricaded himself inside the building.
He eventually surrendered peacefully.
The suspect was returned to Duval County, and arrested on charges of evading arrest with a motor vehicle causing bodily injury.
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