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Police report man arrested after chase
A Bryan man who police said didn't stop when a Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to pull him over remained behind bars late Sunday.
Police said Phillip Wayne Strider, 23, used a vehicle to evade arrest, which means the charge was elevated from a misdemeanor to a state jail felony. It's a misdemeanor if a defendant flees from police on foot.
Court documents state that Strider was speeding on F.M. 2818 at about 11 p.m. Saturday when a trooper attempted to pull him over. The trooper followed Strider to Monito Way, where Strider lives, and made the arrest there.
Strider also was charged with driving with a suspended license. Bail was set at $5,800.
Pageant applications due by Feb. 15
The search for Miss Brazos County is on.
All unmarried Brazos County women between 19 and
29 years old are invited to apply for the 2009 title, pageant organizers said.
Miss Brazos County International will represent the county in the Texas International Pageant March 20 to 22 in San Antonio.
Women who live, work or attend school in Brazos County and have never been married or given birth can request an application form by writing to Miss Texas International Pageant, 14427 Brookhollow, Suite 197, San Antonio, Texas 78232.
For more information, call 210-403-0589, e-mail Kristin@
TexasInternationalPageants.com or go to www.misstexasintern
ational.com.
All applications must be submitted by Feb. 15.
The state winner will receive a prize package worth more than $15,000 and the chance to represent Texas in the 2009 Miss International Pageant in Chicago.
The 2008 winner was College Station resident Megan Clark.
Mesquite police investigate shooting
MESQUITE -- Mesquite police say a 21-year-old driver was shot at least once following a confrontation with occupants of another vehicle and then crashed the van he was driving into the center barrier on U.S. Highway 80.
Mesquite police say that the driver was taken to a Dallas hospital in critical condition. Two passengers suffered minor injuries when the van hit the barrier early Sunday.
-- Staff and wire reports