A motorist on a Southern California freeway who made the decision to evade an officer with the California Highway Patrol at “an extremely high rate of speed” was taken into custody days later, officials announced.  

It’s unclear exactly when the incident occurred, with CHP only describing it as “recently,” but the driver was spotted in the express lanes of the 405 Freeway by an officer moments before using the center divider to pass other vehicles.  

“When our officer attempted to make an enforcement stop, the driver fled while continuing to drive recklessly,” CHP said in a post to Instagram. “Due to the extreme speeds and the reckless nature of the fleeing vehicle, the driver ultimately eluded our officer.”  

The suspect likely thought he had gotten away, but investigators with CHP continued to work on identifying the man.  

“In the days that followed, the investigation continued,” CHP said. “With the use of cameras in the area and other law enforcement resources, our officers were able to locate the driver and the vehicle involved.”  

In photos released by CHP, the male suspect can be seen as he’s taken into custody and searched near his vehicle in what appears to be a parking lot. 

“The safety of the motoring public is of the utmost concern. Poor decisions behind the wheel have negative consequences,” officials added.  

The man, who has not been identified, was arrested, his vehicle towed and impounded and he now faces multiple felony charges.  

A unanimous vote by a Texas House committee successfully subpoenaed a death row inmate scheduled to receive death by lethal injection for the alleged 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.

Robert Roberson was denied a clemency request for the death penalty over a case of “shaken baby syndrome” despite doubts over the evidence in the case.

In a post on X, Jeff Leach calls out fellow committee members Brian Harris, Joe Moody, David Cook, Nate Schatzline, Drew Darby and Rhetta Andrews Bowers for their assistance in obtaining the subpoena.

The subpoena issued to Roberson, who will possibly be the first in the U.S. to be executed for allegedly shaking a baby to death, asks for him to “provide all relevant testimony and information concerning the committee’s inquiry.”

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Roberson’s scheduled execution has renewed debate over shaken baby syndrome, which refers to a serious brain injury caused when a child’s head is hurt through shaking or some other violent impact.

Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, Sept. 27, 2024.  (Criminal Justice Reform Caucus via AP)

Roberson’s lawyers and a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers, medical experts and others have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to stop Roberson’s execution. They say his conviction was based on faulty and outdated scientific evidence related to shaken baby syndrome.

“We urge Governor Abbott to grant a reprieve of 30 days to allow litigation to continue and have a court hear the overwhelming new medical and scientific evidence that shows Robert Roberson’s chronically ill, two-year-old daughter, Nikki, died of natural and accidental causes, not abuse,” said Gretchen Sween, one of Roberson’s attorneys, in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

“A reprieve will also give Texas legislators time to investigate why Texas’s vaunted ‘changed science’ habeas law, which allows prisoners to challenge convictions based on science that turns out to be disproven or wrong, is not being applied as intended in the courts.”

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Casandra Rivera, left, Anna Vasquez, second from left, and Elizabeth Ramirez, center, of the “San Antonio 4” group, hold boxes with petitions being delivered in the Texas State capitol for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seeking the pardoning of Robert Roberson’s execution, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Nadia Lathan)

Abbott can only grant clemency after receiving a recommendation from the board. But Abbott does have the power to grant a one-time 30-day reprieve without a board recommendation.

This unexpected event may give Roberson a final chance to beat the odds after a series of court rejections. The hearing has been scheduled for October 21, but the state’s Department of Criminal Justice hasn’t announced if the execution will be delayed on Thursday.

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Authorities released new details Thursday about a pursuit and shooting involving sheriff’s deputies that left the 15 Freeway shut down through the Cajon Pass for approximately 13 hours this week.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says the events began just after 7:30 p.m. Monday when deputies from the Victor Valley Station were sent to a disturbance call at a home in the 6100 block of Outpost Road in the unincorporated area of Hesperia.

Arriving deputies were told that 39-year-old Robert Brown had assaulted his spouse and taken her cell phone before leaving in his blue Infinity sedan.

Brown’s vehicle was spotted about two hours later by deputies from the Hesperia Police Department near Main Street and Topaz Avenue in Hesperia, the Sheriff’s Department stated.

Brown did not yield to an attempted traffic stop and instead led deputies on a long pursuit through public streets and onto the 15 Freeway.

After heading south into the Rancho Cucamonga/Fontana area, Brown turned back and headed northbound on the 15 until spike strips and several PIT maneuvers finally brought the pursuit to an end around 10 p.m. near Highway 138.

“During the pursuit, Brown fled from deputies in a reckless manner, driving at high speeds, failing to stop at stop signs, and putting the public in danger,” the Sheriff’s Department stated.

Shortly after the chase ended, a “lethal force encounter occurred” and Brown was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

The incident and subsequent investigation left the freeway closed until 11:30 a.m. the following day and caused a 4-hour delay for commuters.

Brown was later booked on multiple charges including inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, robbery, and felony evading with disregard for safety.