Houston man arrested after wild car chase caught on camera in Arizona

GLENDALE, Arizona – A Houston man has been charged after a wild car chase linked to a robbery last week in Glendale, Arizona.

According to Maricopa County, Arizona court records, Reginald Chatman is charged with burglary, taking property from a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle.

According to court documents, it all started on Nov. 7 when Glendale police received a 911 call from a victim who said someone had just stolen $50,000 in cash from his car and the victim was chasing the suspect.

The victim told police that he received a large settlement from the law firm that morning and went to deposit the check at Wells Fargo because the check was made out to Wells Fargo. However, the victim said he did business with Chase Bank but knew his regular bank would hold the check because of the large amount.

Court documents state the victim took the check to Wells Fargo and the teller said he could provide a cashier’s check for the large amount along with $50,000 in cash.

The victim told police he planned to look at the vehicle later and thought it would be good to have cash in case he decided to buy the car.

Documents state the victim received $50,000 and placed it in a brown bag.

The victim and his son then left the Wells Fargo bank and went to the Chase bank to deposit a cashier’s check and leave cash.

Police said the victim reported he was near a location where the truck he wanted to purchase was for sale, drove to the location and waited for the seller to return home.

Court documents say the victim transferred money from the bank in the car while they waited for the seller to return home.

Police said the victim met the salesperson in his driveway and the salesperson saw a black male enter the victim’s vehicle and remove a bag from the victim’s vehicle.

The victim then turned to look at his car and saw the suspect running back to the front passenger side of the gray sedan.

The victim and his son ran back to their car to follow the suspect’s vehicle and called 911 to report the suspect’s vehicle.

As the victim pursued the suspect’s vehicle, a Glendale officer observed both vehicles pass him at a high rate of speed.

That’s when the suspect’s vehicle was seen running a red light at 67th Avenue and Olive Avenue and crashing into a vehicle at the intersection, according to authorities.

After the collision, the victim caught up with the suspect’s vehicle, while Reginald Chatman and Raymond Pouncey fled from their vehicle.

The victim caught up to Chatman and got into a physical fight, while his son chased Pouncey on foot.

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Police said Chatman dropped the money during the fight and the money spilled onto the roadway, sending the money flying. The victim then stopped fighting Chatman and attempted to collect his money from the ground when Chatman collected a wad of cash and fled on foot.

Court documents say the victim threw the cash left on the ground into the driver’s side of the suspect’s car. The victim stated that during the fight, the suspect dropped his red cell phone on the ground near the suspect’s vehicle. The victim picked up the phone and threw it into the suspect’s car to keep as evidence while waiting for the police to arrive.

When officers searched the suspect’s vehicle, they found a large amount of $100 bills inside the vehicle, and after obtaining a warrant, found $47,205 inside.

Both men, Chatman and Pouncey, were taken into custody by authorities.

During the interrogation, Chatman was asked about how he was at the bank and watching the victim, to which he replied, “I don’t know,” authorities said.

During Pouncey’s interrogation, authorities asked him how long he had known Chaman, Pouncey said, “I would like to exercise my fifth amendment.”

Court documents say both men have a history of arrests and convictions.