Ellis County deputies respond to home burglary, suspect leads chase in pink Ford Bronco
Antony Lee Turner (Source: Ellis County Sheriff's Office)
ELLIS COUNTY, Texas - A Bell County man has been arrested after a home burglary in Ellis County turned into a police chase on Tuesday morning.
Burglary in Progress
The backstory:
The Ellis County Sheriff's Office was called to a report of a home burglary in progress at 9:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Judys Lane in Italy, Texas.
When they arrived, the suspect drove away from the scene in a new model pink Ford Bronco.
(Source: Ellis Co. Sheriff's Office)
During the chase, deputies saw the suspect throwing stolen property from the home out of the vehicle's window.
The chase continued as the suspect crossed into Dallas County.
Deputies say the suspect abandoned the vehicle and started to run.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded, including K9 units, to help with the search.
The suspect was taken into custody and was taken to the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Ellis County.
Pink Ford Bronco
Deputies say the vehicle in question is indeed a pink Ford Bronco, which Turner reportedly borrowed from a friend living in Allen, Texas.
Suspect Identified
What we know:
He was identified as 41-year-old Anthony Lee Turner, of Little River Academy, Texas.
He was charged with burglary of a habitation, tampering or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair, evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
His combined bonds have been set at $150,000, according to jail records.
What we don't know:
It is not known if the suspect knew the victim of the home burglary.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office and the Wayne McCollum Detention Center jail records.