Suspect shot by DPS trooper during chase

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A motorcyclist eluded state troopers for more than 20 minutes before being shot in the leg this morning.

The chase started in Chambers County and ended near South Post Oak and Brookston in southwest Houston.

Troopers say they tried to pull over the motorcyclist for traffic violations, but he refused to stop.

The motorcyclist allegedly reached speeds over 100mph and went more than 30 miles with troopers in pursuit.

One trooper had to drop out of the chase because he was running out of gas. Another trooper took over and eventually opened fire.

The motorcyclist was hit in the leg.

He said he ran because he was driving on a suspended license and did not want to go to jail.

Texas Rangers are investigating the case.

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Grand jury no bills DPS trooper indicted after chase

 A grand jury no billed DPS Trooper Andrew Papanos who was charged with aggravated assault by a peace officer after a November high-speed car chase in Fort Bend County.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A grand jury has no billed a state trooper who was indicted last month because of what happened in the aftermath of a car chase in Fort Bend County.

DPS Trooper Andrew Papanos had been indicted on a charge of aggravated assault by a peace officer in connection to the alleged beating of 58-year-old Ricki Kelley. In November, Kelley allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase that stretched from Patton Village to near Rosenberg and had fired shots at the officers during the pursuit. When spike strips finally disabled Kelley's car, he exited with a shotgun in hand. What happened next was never revealed to the media, but Kelley was injured enough that he was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital. A dash-cam in a patrol car caught the confrontation on tape, which led to the Papanos' indictment. Attorneys, however, claimed the DPS trooper did what he had to do to get control of the situation. On Thursday, grand jurors reviewed the evidence in the case and decided to drop the charge against Papanos. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

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