Occurred on 9/29/11, 4:21 p.m.  Wanted Subject  5409 Buggywhip     1109290097
Accident   C1107013                           

Officer J. Vela persisting in his search for wanted subjects spotted Joe Damien Magallan (07/05/87) as he left his   residence in a Kia SUV.  Officer Vela followed Magallan and attempted to pull him over at SH 286 at the Gollihar exit.  Magallan refused to stop and made a U-turn back onto north bound SH 286.  The suspect travelled onto SH 358 and exited on Kostoryz Road. 

At 5400 Buggywhipp Court, Magallan struck a Nueces County Sheriff’s Department vehicle that was assisting in the pursuit.  Magallan attempted to drive around the police vehicle and struck the vehicle on it right side.  He continued on to his residence at 5409 Buggywhip where he bailed out of the vehicle running towards his wife who was waiting on the front lawn. 

Magallan was observed to throw a handgun onto the ground as he was being hugged by his wife.  Officers arrested Magallan and found to be in possession of several more firearms which were found in his vehicle.   Magallan was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Evading Arrest Detention with a Vehicle, and two outstanding Nueces County warrants for Felony Endangerment of a Child and Felony Criminal Mischief. 

The KIA was impounded.