By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
A man charged with robbing a salon and leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in March 2022 pleaded guilty to three felony charges Friday in Ellis County District Court.
Irving W. Brooks III, 32, Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement to felony charges of robbery, aggravated assault, and fleeing and eluding.
Anderson said a weapon was never recovered.
Brooks stole $24 from the salon and fled the scene.
Law enforcement officers spotted Brooks' vehicle in Russell where a high-speed chase ensued. Police chased Brooks back into Ellis County where he was stopped when a law enforcement officer crashed into Brooks' vehicle in a roundabout on Vine in Hays.
One officer was injured and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Brooks has been in custody in the Ellis County Detention Center since the incident.
As part of the plea, the state is asking for $24 in restitution for the money that was stolen and $828 to cover medical bills for a member of law enforcement.
Per the plea agreement, Brooks would fall into what is known as a border box, which could mean either probation or imprisonment if a presentence investigation finds he has no prior felony convictions. That could be 38 to 34 months in prison or probation on the first count of robbery.
The second count of aggravated assault would call for 13 to 11 months of presumed probation, and the third count of fleeing and eluding would call for seven to five months of presumed probation.
Anderson has recommended the sentences run consecutively if probation is granted and concurrent terms if the sentence includes prison.
Brooks' sentencing has been set for 9 a.m. April 17.