Three Houston-area men are behind bars in Indiana after police say a black SUV linked to a Pennsylvania burglary investigation led officers on a brief chase near Greenfield. The pursuit ended when spike strips and a police PIT maneuver stopped the vehicle on Interstate 70.
According to Click2Houston, Pennsylvania authorities alerted Greenfield police after automated license-plate readers flagged a newer black Hyundai Tucson with Texas plates. Officers later found the SUV in a hotel parking lot and watched three men move around it for several hours before the group drove to a Home Depot.
Police said the men bought items described as burglary tools, and that evidence collected in Pennsylvania matched similar items purchased in Greenfield. Investigators also reported that one man appeared to change clothes before the group left the hotel shortly before midnight Sunday.
Traffic Stop Turns Into Interstate 70 Pursuit
Greenfield police, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police attempted to stop the SUV, but the driver allegedly accelerated away. Officers deployed a spike strip that flattened three tires, yet the vehicle continued onto Interstate 70 before an Indiana State Police trooper used a PIT maneuver to immobilize it, according to Click2Houston.
The three men were identified as Myron R. Causey, 27, of Houston; Za Cobi M. Demas, 28, of Houston; and Dewitt E. Ross, 30, of Humble. All three were taken into custody and booked into the Hancock County Jail, which the Hancock County government identifies as the county facility for people arrested on misdemeanor or felony allegations.
Investigators Continue Sorting Out Pennsylvania Cases
A Hancock County judge granted a 72-hour hold while investigators continue working with authorities in Pennsylvania. The initial report described the men as wanted for questioning in a multi-jurisdiction burglary investigation and did not list formal Pennsylvania charges against them.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the men or similar burglary cases to contact the Greenfield Police Department. The case remains active across both states, with investigators still examining whether the purchases, vehicle and recovered evidence connect the trio to additional break-ins.
