Wanted fugitive arrested after motorcycle chase ends in crash at Bush airport terminal

HOUSTON – A wanted man is behind bars after deputies say he took off on a motorcycle and led them on a chase that ended at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, members of the East Patrol Command’s Crime Reduction Unit were working a fugitive investigation Wednesday near FM 1485 and FM 2090 when they spotted Michael Vandeberghe, 46, leaving the area on a black 2011 Harley-Davidson. Deputies tried to pull him over, but investigators say he didn’t stop — and instead sped off.

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The pursuit pushed into Houston and wrapped up at IAH, where deputies say Vandeberghe hit the outside of the international terminal. They described it as a relatively low-speed crash, with damage limited to an exterior A/C unit.

Deputies say he was taken into custody without a fight and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

He’s facing charges that include evading arrest/detention in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance, along with two active felony warrants — one for theft in Montgomery County and another for child neglect out of Polk County.