PURSUIT LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY & NARCOTICS IN NAVASOTA

  

An investigation by Brazos and Grimes County agencies involving stolen property has resulted in multiple arrests.

The Navasota Police Department states that on Wednesday of last week, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office was investigating stolen property and was led to the City of Navasota.  Investigators reported finding a stolen vehicle, which took off upon being observed. 

Sheriff’s deputies and police began pursuing the vehicle onto Highway 6 and FM 3090.  While being chased, police say the occupants of the stolen vehicle discarded a firearm and narcotics. 

The vehicle came to a stop on FM 3090 near Rabun Road, and two individuals were taken into custody.  33-year-old Pedro Campos of Navasota and 34-year-old James Steele of Anderson were both taken to the Grimes County Jail.  Campos faces charges of Evading Arrest in a Vehicle, two counts of Tampering with Evidence and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.  Steele was charged with Tampering with Evidence.

Police report that additional narcotics and evidence of stolen property were found after a search of the vehicle, leading them to obtain a search warrant for a residence in the 300 block of Turner Drive. 

The search warrant was executed by Navasota police with assistance from the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office and DPS.  Several individuals at the scene were detained, and investigators recovered narcotics, a firearm and additional stolen property.

Two people at the residence, identified as 29-year-old Osmar Nathanael Medrano Palacios and 32-year-old Jose Roan Martinez, were found to have active detention orders.  They were released into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further processing.  All other individuals present at the residence were released, pending further investigation.

Police say the case is still active and ongoing.