According to a press release from the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office, “On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputy tried conducting a traffic stop at CR 202 entering the Pinebrook Subdivision in Plantersville for speeding.
The motorcycle, occupied by one male driver and one female passenger, refused to stop and led the Sheriff’s Office on a high-speed pursuit through the subdivision, reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour. The motorcycle entered SH 249 and went eastbound towards Montgomery County, traveling above 130 miles per hour.
The motorcycle then entered a subdivision at Zion Lane and Antonia Drive and lost control at this intersection. The male began evading on foot as deputies chased him, leaving the female passenger pinned underneath the motorcycle.
The male suspect, James Don George, was apprehended hiding underneath a vehicle. George had a warrant out of Texas Pardon and Parole for felony narcotics offense. Deputies located a baggie containing suspected methamphetamine that George had thrown before he was apprehended.
The motorcycle was reported stolen by the Conroe Police Department. The female, who also had warrants for narcotic offenses, was transported to a hospital in the Woodlands for significant injuries to her legs.
George was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (F1), Evading Arrest Detention with Vehicle with Previous Convictions (F3), Evading Arrest Detention with Previous Convictions (FS), Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (FS), Tampering/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair (F3), Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1G-4G (F3), and Parole Violation (Blue Warrant).”
Photo from Grimes County Sheriff’s Office Media Release