{"id":167182,"date":"2025-03-04T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=167182"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:16:04","slug":"167182","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=167182","title":{"rendered":"Harris County Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167183 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482076246_1037459471741118_5419329076504204746_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482076246_1037459471741118_5419329076504204746_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482076246_1037459471741118_5419329076504204746_n-266x333.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/482076246_1037459471741118_5419329076504204746_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all know what regular visitors the miscreants of Harris County (Houston, TX) are here &#8211; but this fella is special.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">On March 1, 2025, at approximately 12:05 p.m., the Harris County Precinct 8 Constable\u2019s Office responded to a call regarding an aggressive driver near the Lynchburg Ferry located at 4406 Independence Parkway. The caller alleged the suspect vehicle was ramming other vehicles to force his way onto the ferry.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That right there tells you something &#8211; committing a crime to get onto a ferry. Ferries are slow, so the po-po has plenty of time to set up at the far end &#8211; and they know exactly where you&#8217;re gonna be, right?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Upon arrival, deputies were directed by the ferry captain to a maroon Ford Expedition. Deputies attempted to contact the driver, who was later identified as Dana Allen Williams, a 50-year-old black male from Houston, who refused verbal commands and attempted to evade deputies by maneuvering his vehicle toward the ferry boat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">As deputies worked to contain the vehicle, Williams reversed into a marked patrol unit and subsequently drove over deployed stop sticks, boarding the ferry despite repeated commands to stop. Williams then reversed off the ferry, narrowly avoiding deputies and patrol vehicles, and continued southbound on Independence Parkway with multiple flat tires.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Corners better on the rims, you say?<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Deputies initiated a short pursuit, and Williams\u2019 vehicle became disabled by extensive tire damage. The pursuit concluded in the 3500 block of Independence Parkway when Williams&#8217; vehicle came to a stop. Despite numerous commands to surrender, Williams remained noncompliant, revving the vehicle\u2019s engine in an effort to flee, spinning his wheels and causing damage to the roadway.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Deputies were forced to breach the vehicle after Williams continued to refuse to exit. Following the deployment of a Taser, Williams was removed from the vehicle and was safely taken into custody.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Had him a loaded 9mm (Taurus G2S if you care) and some crack. Now, I am guessing had he waited in line at the ferry, he would have saved him a tasing, four tires, an unpleasant official interlude with the cops &#8211; and numerous charges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">After consultation with the Harris County District Attorney\u2019s Office, the following charges were accepted against Dana Williams: Evading Arrest in a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some felonious property damage and assault on the cop driving the car he hit missed.\u00a0 So far, more or less so good&#8230;.but:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">For unknown reasons, the charges filed on Williams were dismissed by the 248th Harris County District Court early this morning citing \u201cNo Probable Cause\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarrisCountyPrecinct8ConstablesOffice\">Harris County Precinct 8<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What the actual heck? Commentary is excoriating the judge. One commenter said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The now discharged suspect has 12 Felony and 9 Misdemeanor Convictions.\u00a0He was recently given an Unsatisfactory Termination of Probation August 2024. He failed to abide by his probation conditions and instead of revoking him and sending him to prison they simply allowed him to discharge<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Okay, we&#8217;ve now had our fun&#8230;the judge is not involved yet. The magistrate, name of Ungar, is who let him go. This will go to a grand jury (which in Harris County means he WILL be indicted eventually). According to another commenter:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">And the Irony of the police stating &#8220;for unknown reasons, the charges were dismissed&#8221; is that when no PC is found it is because the police didn&#8217;t describe the legal reasons the person was arrested in their police reports.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">And the cases aren&#8217;t &#8220;dismissed&#8221;&#8230;it&#8217;s merely a finding of &#8220;no PC&#8221; at the moment. The DAS office will have the police fix their errors and then present to a grand jury and get these cases indicted. The same way they do to virtually every other felony that is no PCd for police errors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This may be normal&#8230;but the optics of letting Williams walk are terrible. But, the DA&#8217;s office is led by a new fella who was supported by a $500,000 contribution from a familiar name. You know, five letters, sounds like those Filipino Moros&#8230; just with I could remember his name&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kinda hard to say WHAT this is. Definitely stupid, but SPOTW?\u00a0 Mighta been a feel-good story&#8230;but nothing other than a tasing to show for it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hat tip to my wife for entertaining us over coffee with this one.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know what regular visitors the miscreants of Harris County (Houston, TX) are here &#8211; &hellip; <a title=\"Harris County Gem\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=167182\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Harris County Gem<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":668,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teh-stoopid","category-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=167182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167184,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167182\/revisions\/167184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=167182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=167182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=167182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}