HOUSTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Field Office issued the following press release:
A 46-year-old man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
A federal jury deliberated for approximately two hours before convicting Eduardo Nevares Oct. 8 following a two-day trial.At trial, the jury heard that law enforcement attempted to stop Nevares for an expired vehicle registration. Nevares refused to pull over and led authorities on a chase that ended when he crashed through two chain-link fences and his vehicle stalled on a baseball field at an Alief, Texas public school. He then attempted to flee on ...