HOUSTON – A suspect wanted in the robbery of a credit union in Pasadena has been captured in Louisiana, authorities confirm. On Tuesday, a coordinated effort between the St Martin Parish Sheriff's Office and US Marshals Service resulted in the arrest of Sonny Pervis.
On July 28, authorities say three armed and masked gunmen entered the Shared Resources Credit Union and robbed the employees at gunpoint. They fled the scene in a stolen vehicle, but a citizen followed them.
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One of the bank robbers saw the citizen tailing them and began firing shots from the vehicle. The suspects then switched from the stolen vehicle to a waiting getaway car.
By that time Pasadena police caught up to the suspects and a chase began. The robbers fled north to Houston and exited into the Settegast neighborhood in northeast Houston, where they crashed. The three robbers and the getaway driver bailed out and fled on foot, but one suspect, identified as Howard Glaze, was captured. The other three suspects escaped.
Glaze, 22, was charged with charged with aggravated robbery and posted a $30,000 bond. He was later charged with reckless driving and another robbery. He is now being held without bond.
On Sept. 9, a coordinated effort by the Pasadena Police Department, Houston Police Department and FBI resulted in the charging of Christopher Braziel. Christopher was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail. Braziel, 27, is charged with aggravated robbery, engaging in organized crime and evading arrest. Police said he was out on bond for a felony possession of a firearm charge.
On Nov. 17, Pervis was charged, but not in custody. He was considered armed and dangerous and believed, at first, to be hiding in the Lakewood neighborhood of northeast Houston. Pervis is a member of the violent criminal street gang "52 Hoover Gangster Crips" and has a large tattoo on his chest "Crippin Ain't Easy." He remained on the loose until he was found hiding out in Louisiana. Pervis' past convictions include burglary of a habitation, assault of a family member, aggravated assault, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, criminal trespass and evading arrest.
On Dec. 5, a coordinated effort by the Pasadena Police Department, Houston Police Department and FBI resulted in the charging of Leroy Richardson. Richardson was taken into custody in northeast Houston and was booked into the Pasadena City Jail. Richardson, 34, is charged with aggravated robbery. Police said he was on probation for possession of a controlled substance.
Police are still searching for Keith McGee, who is wanted for aggravated robbery. McGee, 24, is from northeast Houston and police believe he may be hiding with family in the Tomball area.