Two Charged After Evading DPS Troopers and Ditching Car

A Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a gray Toyota Camry for a traffic violation on eastbound I-40 near Wildorado in Oldham County on Sunday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m.

The driver refused to stop and continued driving east. The pursuit continued until it approached a construction zone, where the Trooper terminated it out of concern for everyone’s safety.

The gray Toyota Camry was later found abandoned near a business in Canyon. Multiple Troopers arrived on scene to assist, and after processing the suspect vehicle and viewing video footage from a nearby business, they were able to identify the female passenger.

26-year-old Nikia Ezell of Orlando, Florida. Video footage showed Ezell and the still unidentified male driver loading luggage from the Camry into a gray Chevrolet Tahoe. Both then left the scene in the Tahoe with an unknown female driver.

At 10:00 p.m., a Kaufman County Sheriff’s Deputy advised Troopers he stopped the suspect vehicle and located ten pounds of marijuana and a handgun inside the luggage. The male suspect is now identified as 28-year-old Dejuane Lowe of Orlando, Florida. Ezell and Lowe were taken into custody and charged with felony possession of marijuana and felony possession of a firearm.

They were transported to the Kaufman County Jail. DPS Troopers are charging Ezell and Lowe with felony evading arrest in a motor vehicle.

The unidentified female driver of the Tahoe was identified as a rideshare service driver and was released from the scene.