HOWE, Texas – On Wednesday, June 12 at 9:15 pm, Howe police officers arrested 40-year-old Michael Jeremy Worthington of Bonham on an outstanding warrant for Driving While License Invalid and for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1, over 4 Grams.
According to Howe police, the arrest was the result of a tip from a confidential source that Worthington was driving through Howe and he was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant. “The warrant was verified prior to the stop and we knew Worthington was driving the car,” said Howe police Corporal David Morris.
After Howe officers stopped the vehicle on northbound U.S. Highway 75 and spoke with Worthington and his passenger, a Texas State Trooper stopped to assist the officers. Shortly thereafter, police say a motorist traveling northbound struck the trooper’s vehicle, sideswiped the Howe patrol car and the vehicle driven by Worthington, coming to rest in the grassy median between U.S. Highway 75 and the east access road.
Worthington was arrested on the warrant, and a subsequent search of Worthington and the vehicle revealed approximately 2.8 ounces of methamphetamine and a set of digital scales, according to Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman. He added “Had the Trooper not been there, we would have likely lost an officer and possibly others last night. His cruiser prevented us from taking a direct hit and he alerted us when he saw the motorist failing to yield.”
Additional State Troopers responded to the scene and investigated the motor vehicle crash. There were not any reported injuries.
