Two arrested for dumping drugs during pursuit

NACOGDOCHES – The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people who allegedly dumped suspected meth and cocaine out of their vehicle during a pursuit.

According to our news partner KETK, on Aug. 29 deputies from the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were pulling over a Hyundai passenger vehicle they were investigating in the 5000 block of US Highway 59 south. The sheriff’s office stated that the driver failed to stop in a timely manner, which initiated a pursuit. Video shared by the sheriff’s office shows what officials claimed to be powdered cocaine and meth being poured out of the Hyundai during the pursuit.

The pursuit ended when the vehicle stopped and the two people inside were arrested. The Hyundai was searched and officials said narcotics and a firearm were found inside the vehicle.

The sheriff’s office identified the driver as Shydaja Williams, 26 of Nacogdoches, and the passenger as Roy Casey Jr., 30 of Nacogdoches. Williams was charged with tampering or fabricating physical evidence and evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

Casey was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, tampering or fabricating physical evidence, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana, and evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office and the Nacogdoches Police Department were investigating Casey on a warrant from a prior traffic stop when the pursuit started on Aug. 29.

The sheriff’s office said that law enforcement personnel had to spend several hours collecting evidence from the roadway after the pursuit.