NEWS
Pursuit ends inside Bowie, one arrested
A 37-year-old Bowie area man was arrested Tuesday evening following a pursuit initiated by the Denton County Sheriff’s Department, Denton Police and the U.S. Marshals’ Service on rural roads outside Bowie and ended in Bowie with Bowie Police making the stop.
Detective Bob Blackburn of the Bowie Police Department said the police were contacted for an active pursuit about 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of U.S. Highway 81 and Red Bird Lane. The suspect’s vehicle was a Dodge pickup driven by Matthew Heath Suagee.
According to the arrest affidavit obtained by Bowie police, out of city officers attempted to stop Suagee on the rural roads outside of Bowie to serve arrest warrants. Pursuing officers told police via the radio as it approached Bowie.
Bowie Patrolman Cody Stone joined the pursuit with his siren and lights on as the chase made its way around to Upper Montague Road and where he engaged the suspect at Lover’s Lane. The suspect was was driving at a high rate of speed evading the Denton Sheriff’s vehicle. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
A 42-year-old woman from Henrietta was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. on June 6 on U.S. Highway 287 near N. Butler Road.
The Department of Public Safety report states Car Dianne Chitwood was driving a 2015 Honda Accord northwest on U.S. 82. She was having mechanical issues and had stopped the vehicle on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane.
Chitwood had exited the vehicle and stood in the left lane to inspect the Honda. A second vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Kymberly Michelle Riddle, 61, Laramie, WY was also traveling northwest on U.S. 82 and struck the pedestrian and vehicle one.
The DPS report states Chitwood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash. Riddle was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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