Just after 1 a.m., Thursday, April 1, the Garland Police Department arrested a man who led them in a vehicle pursuit driving a stolen car. The officers attempted to stop a white Jeep in the 5100 block of the eastbound North George Bush service road for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle did not stop and led officers in a vehicle pursuit through multiple cities on the George Bush Highway, Dallas North Tollway, LBJ and Highway 75.
Officers were able to deploy stop sticks, which disabled the vehicle and caused the driver to stop at a convenience store in the 12100 block of East Northwest Highway in Dallas. The driver, identified as 45-year-old Charles Thomas Sumrall, a resident of Dallas, was arrested.
The investigation led officers to discover that the Jeep was stolen out of Arlington. Two additional stolen license plates were found inside the vehicle.
Sumrall is currently in the Garland Detention Center and is charged with Evading Arrest in a Vehicle and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle from another agency. No bond has been set. This is an ongoing investigation.