A Houston man tied to the Jan. 4, 2026, armed home robbery and carjacking of Houston Texans safety Jaylen Reed is headed to prison for a decade after a judge ripped up his deferred adjudication. The case grew out of a high-speed police chase that ended in a crash in north Houston and left one suspect in custody. Court records identify the defendant as 20-year-old Montreal Dwayne Frye, who was already on probation when the alleged theft took place.
On Friday, a judge revoked Frye’s deferred adjudication and handed down a 10-year sentence. Prosecutors had charged him with felony evading or detention with a vehicle and felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Court filings show Frye pleaded guilty in 2024 and received deferred adjudication with three years of probation, which the judge cancelled at the revocation hearing. As part of that decision, other pending counts were dismissed, according to Click2Houston.
According to court records and local reporting, the violence began when Reed pulled into his garage on Jan. 4 and was met by three masked men armed with rifles who demanded “everything he had in the house.” Two of the suspects sped off in Reed’s vehicle while the third suspect ran away on foot. The victim was identified in court documents as Jaylen Reed, per Houston Public Media.
Officers later spotted the stolen SUV, sparking a pursuit that ended near Ella Boulevard and Rushcreek Drive in the Greenspoint area. Two Houston Police Department patrol units were damaged in the chase and one briefly caught fire after a crash. Three officers sustained minor injuries but declined to be taken to the hospital, according to local reports. One suspect was arrested at the scene, as detailed in earlier coverage about an HPD cruiser on fire, suspect in cuffs.
How Deferred Adjudication Can Still Land You in Prison
Deferred adjudication is a type of community supervision that lets a defendant avoid a formal conviction if they successfully complete court-ordered terms. If a judge finds those terms were violated or that new crimes occurred, the deal can be revoked. Once that happens, the court can formally find the defendant guilty and impose any legal sentence for the original charge. That is how Frye ended up with a 10-year term. The framework for deferred adjudication and revocation hearings is laid out in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, according to Justia.
Two other suspects from the Jan. 4 incident remain on the loose, and investigators say the case is still active. The Texans organization has declined to comment on Reed’s involvement, according to earlier court filings and reporting. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Houston Police Department, per Click2Houston.
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