Arrest made following pursuit

By Chris Edwards
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SPURGER – The Tyler County Sheriff’s

Office recently made an arrest following a high-speed pursuit in the Spurger/Fred area, according to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford.

Weatherford reported that on the night of Monday, March 18, TCSO deputies were patrolling the area, and observed a dark-colored, four-door passenger car, headed northbound on FM 92, near the Pct. 4 county barn at a high rate of speed.

Weatherford said that when the deputies attempted to stop the car, the driver began turning off the vehicle’s headlights, and travelled at speeds of up to 120 mph.

“As the suspect vehicle continued to travel north at the continued high rate of speed, a deputy in Spurger was able to shut down and secure the intersection of FM 92 at FM 1013 for other vehicles in the area,” Weatherford said.

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While the vehicle continued to head north, at speeds averaging 115 mph, and with traffic flow along the farm-to-market road at a minimum, TCSO deputies continued on the suspect’s trail, and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop near Rush Creek, outside of Dam B.

The driver, 20-year-old Anthony Travis Foxworth, of Warren, was taken into custody. Weatherford said that at one point, Foxworth’s speed got up to 130 mph while he was being pursued.

Foxworth was booked into the Tyler County Jail, where he was charged with felony-level Evading Arrest With a Motor Vehicle, as well as a pair of class C violations for his vehicle.

Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Tina Self set Foxworth’s bond at $5,000. He has since bonded out of jail.