Overview
- James Willis, 35, was arrested at a hotel in the 9100 block of the Gulf Freeway by Precinct 4 Special Operations with assistance from the U.S. Marshals and Texas DPS.
- Officials say he tried to run from the hotel before a Precinct 4 K-9 apprehended him, and he was treated at a hospital for bite injuries.
- Willis had initially been taken to HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest for chest pain, where a nurse requested his handcuffs be removed during testing and he fled.
- Minutes after escaping, video obtained by ABC13 shows a shirtless man identified as Willis forcing his way into a driver’s car at a nearby gas station; deputies say the victim is safe.
- Precinct 4 says Willis faces charges including family violence, evading arrest, and carjacking, and he was booked on multiple felony warrants, including several from Dallas County.