


A Texas National Guardsman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling an illegal immigrant to the southern border after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in his government-issued vehicle.
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Specialist Savion Amari Donovan Johnson, who was deployed to the Eagle Pass crossing, was charged Sunday with evading arrest, smuggling of persons and unlawful carry of a weapon.
Johnson allegedly led a high-speed chase with cops in Brackettville, Texas, after the silver GMC SUV he was driving abruptly turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 674, Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe told NewsNation.
Reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, bodycam and dashcam footage show Johnson being dragged out of the vehicle and arrested around 3:45 p.m. after leading officers on the 15-mile-long chase.
Coe said the Texas Department of Public Safety helped with the pursuit and used spike strips to stop the fleeing SUV.
The sheriff confirmed Johnson, 26, was a member of the Texas National Guard and was assigned to Operation Lone Star.
The soldier was allegedly promised $5,000-$6,000 to smuggle the illegal immigrant, according to the report.


“If the allegations are true, the accused is a traitor and criminal,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement to the outlet.
“We have zero tolerance for Texans who violate laws that directly contradict the mission we are seeking to achieve.”