Whitehouse Man Arrested After Police Chase, Crash

Samuel Socia

A Rains County Deputy patrolling in the Alba neighborhood Wednesday began following a vehicle for speeding, and a pursuit ensued. After a seven-minute high-speed chase, the suspect crashed into a ditch and a telephone pole. Samuel Socia of Whitehouse was transported to the hospital in Quitman and then to the Rains County Jail. They charged him with Evading Arrest or Detention and Possession of a Controlled Substance.