Montgomery County, TX — A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after a jury convicted him of Evading Arrest or Detention with a Motor Vehicle and found that he used his vehicle as a deadly weapon during a roughly 30-mile pursuit, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Anthony Reynard Haynes Jr. was found guilty August 26 following a trial in the 9th District Court. Judge Phil Grant later imposed the 45-year sentence. Prosecutors said Haynes was prosecuted as a habitual offender.
The case dates back to November 8, 2022, when Shenandoah Police responded to a reported vehicle burglary at Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands. Prosecutors said Haynes, a Harris County resident, and two other men were reported to 911 for stealing work tools from a truck.
A Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputy later located Haynes’ vehicle in another parking garage in The Woodlands and attempted a felony traffic stop.
Instead of stopping, prosecutors said Haynes fled, beginning a pursuit that continued for approximately 30 miles.
A Shenandoah police officer followed the pursuit into Harris County, where Haynes reportedly reached speeds of approximately 120 mph before crashing. Haynes and two other occupants then fled on foot.
Authorities said a Harris County Precinct 4 K-9 deputy and the Texas Department of Public Safety Helicopter Unit assisted in the search. Haynes was ultimately found hiding in a wooded area and taken into custody. The two other occupants were also arrested.
Investigators recovered the victim’s stolen tools along with several stolen catalytic converters belonging to unidentified victims from Haynes’ vehicle, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Haynes was already facing two other felony charges at the time of the 2022 offense. They said he later fled from law enforcement again when officers attempted to arrest him on the Montgomery County warrant, resulting in another felony evading charge. By the time this case went to trial, Haynes had four pending felony cases across three jurisdictions.
Assistant District Attorneys Victoria Powell and Katherine Wiethorn prosecuted the case.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office credited the Shenandoah Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety for the coordinated response.
Full press release:
https://www.mctxdao.org/s/MCDAO-Press-Release-Anthony-Reynard-Haynes-Jr-83126.pdf