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Texas man arrested after high-speed chase in stolen ambulance

The chase drew multiple law enforcement agencies as it crossed county lines

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By Rhonda Oaks
The Daily Sentinel

POLK COUNTY, Texas — A Center man allegedly stole an ambulance from a Nacogdoches hospital early Sunday and led officers from several law enforcement several agencies on a high-speed chase before they spiked the ambulance’s tires and arrested him.

Authorities arrested Derwin Wayne Armstrong, 55, of Center, on charges of evading arrest/detention with a vehicle about 4 a.m. near Seven Oaks after Polk County authorities were able to successfully spike the ambulance, according to a Polk County arrest report.

The Nacogdoches County Police Department notified area law enforcement agencies just after 3:30 a.m. when the ambulance was reported stolen from Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches.

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