On Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Montgomery County PCT. 4 Constables Office, under the leadership of Constable Rowdy Hayden, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery in progress at the Walgreens located at 24917 FM 1314 in Porter, Texas.
According to the caller, a black male had forcibly accessed a cash register, causing injury to the cashier. The suspect then fled the scene in a red Honda sedan with a paper license plate. Despite the swift response of law enforcement, the suspect eluded initial capture.
The pursuit continued as the suspect’s vehicle was spotted traveling northbound near the US Highway 59 and FM 2090 intersection in Splendora. Attempts to halt the vehicle’s progress led to a high-speed chase, with speeds exceeding 120 MPH. The pursuit extended across multiple counties, involving law enforcement agencies from Montgomery, Liberty, San Jacinto, and Polk counties.
After a tense 45-minute chase covering over 28 miles, the suspect, identified as a 16-year-old male from Harris County, Texas, came to the realization that escape was futile. He surrendered near US Highway 59, just south of the Trinity River bridge between Goodrich and Shepherd. The Montgomery County PCT. 4 assumed primary responsibility for the pursuit, with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office taking over the investigation of the aggravated robbery.
The 16-year-old was subsequently charged with a 3rd Degree Felony for Evading Arrest/Detention with a Motor Vehicle by the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office and a 1st Degree Felony for Aggravated Robbery by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported and booked into Montgomery County Juvenile Detention.
This dramatic event serves as a reminder of the swift and coordinated response of law enforcement officials and the risks associated with criminal behavior.
Constable Kenneth “Rowdy” Hayden is proud to work alongside local law enforcement partners, and this instance was a prime example of how important that model is. The suspect was taken off the streets through the efforts of all of those who assisted in this case. Montgomery County would like to thank the City of Splendora Police Department, City of Patton Village Police, Roman Forest Police Department, the City of Woodbranch Police Department, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and its Sheriff Byron Lyons.
Just as things were being wrapped up from the robbery/pursuit case, PCT. 4 units received a tip that a male identified as Edmund Schwartz, 21, of Cleveland, Texas, who is wanted for State Jail Felony – Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, was seen near Morgan Cemetery Road and Fostoria Road in Cleveland. At around 1:30 p.m., PCT. 4 units were in the area when Schwartz evaded into a section of woods off Morgan Cemetery.
The Pct. 4 patrol division, warrants division, K9 “Vic”, and drone team stayed in the area trying to locate Schwartz. During the manhunt, a vehicle was spotted near the last known location of Schwartz, parked in the middle of the road near the tree line. Due to the suspicious nature, units attempted to make contact in the event the vehicle was attempting to assist Schwartz.
The vehicle fled from units, resulting in the beginning of another pursuit, which came to US Highway 59 from the Morgan Cemetery area. The pursuit lasted for approximately 15 minutes reaching speeds of 85 MPH, circling the section of US Highway 59 between Highway 105 and East River Drive. The vehicle made the mistake of traveling into a crowded parking lot of a nearby fuel station where she was blocked in by multiple law enforcement agencies including the City of Splendora Police Department.
The driver, identified by her Texas ID card as Hollie Fox, a 32-year-old female from Cleveland, was eventually removed from the vehicle and placed into custody for 3rd Degree Felony – Evading Arrest/Detention with Motor Vehicle.
The Constable’s Office has since located and arrested Schwartz.
Constable Hayden once again extends his gratitude toward law enforcement partners, as well as members of our community, who help his office in these types of situations. Remember, if you see something, say something.
“If you see something, say something”…that’s a direct quote folks, so here it is, one more time. Meth heads are running drugs up and Morgan cemetery road and fostoria road 24/7. That’s a gd fact. They walk and ride bikes, and sell their drugs at the Valero station on the corner 24/7. That’s a gd fact. They steal from us all the time in the middle of the night while we are sleeping so we can get up and go to work so we can pay our bills, pay our taxes which pay for Montgomery county law enforcement, who don’t give a shit and do absolutely nothing about it. That’s a gd fact. Reminds me of humpy Parker and his gang, stopping people passing through on 59 while turning a blind eye to the homegrown criminals. Maybe we need the newspapers , Texas rangers, to investigate why local cops can’t catch and stop criminals that are wide open right there in everyone’s face with their drugs and drug deals 24/7. They do not even try to hide it.
Dude stfu all that shit your talking is diarrhea out the mouth and that’s a gd fact
You making these statements in this app isn’t changing any thing in this area and so if it is a personal vendetta you have with a particular person that is on meth go handle up