Bonds set for 2 women accused of leading police on wild high-speed chase in NW Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two women accused of leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase are now facing several charges.

They were both scheduled to appear before a judge on Friday morning, but since they were still processing, they won't appear until Monday.

The driver, 41-year-old Michica La Mitchell, is charged with three felonies -- evading in a motor vehicle, fraud, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Her passenger, 43-year-old Veronica Gonzales, is charged with felony theft.

In probable cause court on Thursday, a magistrate set La Mitchell's bond at a combined $28,000, while Gonzales' bond was set at $15,000.

The chase started at about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 4500 block of Dacoma Street when officers received a call of a stolen vehicle.

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SkyEye cameras were the only ones to capture the scary chase that went through a northwest Houston neighborhood and even near a school bus.

At one point, the women were driving right through people's front yards and side swiped some innocent drivers.

Inside one of those cars was an 8-year-old boy. His mother was very upset when she found out what happened.

"I got hurt, but it didn't hurt that bad because I hit my baby sister's car seat, and my cousin hit the window," 8-year-old Johnel Young said.

One neighbor told ABC13 that she learned her yard was being torn up when a friend watching the chase coverage told her at work.

Sure enough, she came home to tire tracks through her yard.

"You work hard every day, to have nice things, but it's no guarantee," she said. "Nothing is guaranteed. And what if she would've ran into my house?"

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Towards the end of the chase, the stolen pickup hit a driveway gate of a residence, prompting at least two people to bail out in the area of Jorent Drive and Montgomery Street in the Acres Homes area.

Police were able to put both in handcuffs.

Records show La Mitchell has a lengthy criminal history in Harris County, including previous theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charges. She was sentenced to six months in state jail in 2019 and one year in state jail in 2022, both for unauthorized motor vehicle use.

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