GREENVILLE —
A Tarrant County man has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to state jail in connection with a sport utility vehicle theft, which resulted in a chase which left several vehicles damaged.
Takayus Shamar Tucker, 25, of Arlington, entered the guilty plea to one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle during a hearing Wednesday in the 196th District Court. Under a plea bargain arrangement, Judge Steve Tittle sentenced Tucker to 12 months in a state jail, with 216 days credit for time served. Tucker was facing a maximum of two years in a state jail for a conviction on the charge.
According to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Tucker, who has also listed an address in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, crashed into several vehicles, starting in Mesquite, before finally crashing the sport utility vehicle he was driving along Interstate 30 on the evening of July 17, 2011.
Tucker was alleged to have stolen a 2009 Toyota Tundra earlier that day in Arlington, had hit a vehicle in Mesquite and failed to stop, continuing eastbound on Interstate 30.
Tucker was spotted by a Rockwall Police Department officer a short time later proceeding through the city, but again allegedly failed to stop for the officer.
After reportedly hitting several more vehicles, Tucker was observed by a Rockwall Sheriff’s deputy at the 77 mile marker of eastbound Interstate 30. Tucker was alleged to be driving erratically during the pursuit and passing vehicles on the shoulder of the highway.
After entering Hunt County, Tucker allegedly again tried to pass a vehicle on the shoulder of the interstate at the 83 mile marker, left the roadway, then returned and then ran into the back of a 2004 Lexus.
Tucker then struck a guardrail and a utility pole before the Tundra rolled over and came to rest on its hood. Tucker was transported to Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville where he was treated and released and then taken into custody.
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February 2, 2012
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