Pursuit of suspects ends near Corsicana

MIDLOTHIAN – While the city of Midlothian did not respond by press time, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Midlothian Police Department was involved in a pursuit late last week after responding to a robbery in the city.

Midlothian Police Department halted their pursuit of the Chevrolet after it entered the city of Ennis.

The pursuit began on the afternoon on Dec. 4.

Around 12:19 p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper located the Chevrolet going south on Interstate 45 two miles north of the Navarro County line in Ellis County.  

The driver did not stop for the DPS trooper in Ellis County, entering Navarro County south on I-45 and then exiting and heading east on FM 1603 to FM 1129 then south to SH 31. 

The vehicle ended up in Corsicana after traveling east to Kerens on FM 309 south to U.S. 287.

It was also around this location the two passengers of the vehicle, Billy Ingram, 58 and Bryan Woods, 50 exited the vehicle and were promptly arrested.

The driver, Kahil Smith, 35, was arrested later after continuing the pursuit finally being stopped south of Corsicana on U.S. 287.

Officers used tire deflation spikes to stop the car, which at one point caused the vehicle to swerve toward officers and patrol vehicles, causing both officers and patrol vehicles to initiate evasive maneuvers to avoid being struck.

Smith, Ingram, and Woods, all from Fort Worth, were transported to the Navarro County Jail, where Ingram and Woods were held on fugitive warrants and Smith was charged with evading arrest or detention, a state jail felony, and two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, which are first degree felonies.

Before the pursuit concluded, agencies that were involved in the incident included the Department of Public Safety in Ellis, Navarro, and Marshal as well as the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, the Navarro County Sheriff’s office, and the Corsicana and Kerens Police Departments.