BEAUMONT, Texas — Two teens were arrested after leading Beaumont Police on a chase in a stolen vehicle.
On Monday, March 20, 2022 at 2:20 a.m., Beaumont Police received a call that an auto-theft of a white Dodge Ram was taking place at the Barclay Manor Apartments.
Officers arrived to the apartment complex and saw the truck speeding away, according to a press release from the Beaumont Police Department.
Officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to stop, which led police on a lengthy pursuit throughout the city.
The driver eventually lost control and wrecked at the intersection of Concord Road and Plum Avenue in Beaumont.
The driver, 18-year-old Beaumont resident, Deamonte Chopane, and a minor passenger both fled from the vehicle on foot.
They were eventually caught and arrested, according to a news release.
A pistol was found inside of the vehicle that did not belong to the owner.
Chopane was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and booked for unauthorized use of a vehicle, evading in a motor vehicle, evading on foot and unlawfully carrying a weapon.
The minor was transported to the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice Center.
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