Pearland, Texas – A Florida man threw large amounts of cash from a truck window while leading Pearland police on a chase after officers investigated suspicious ATM activity.

Police were dispatched to a bank on the 9900 block of Broadway Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, after reports of a masked man making multiple ATM transactions with different cards and withdrawing large amounts of cash.

The suspect was seen getting into the passenger seat of a white GMC Sierra, which left the area. Using a drone, an officer later located the truck in a business parking lot on Smith Ranch Road.

The passenger got out and was detained, but the driver remained inside and drove away when other officers attempted to stop the truck.

During the pursuit, the driver began throwing large amounts of cash from the window, with the money captured on dashcam video. The truck eventually stopped on Max Road, where officers arrested the driver without further incident.

Officers recovered more than $6,000 that had been thrown from the vehicle.

The passenger, Tarvares Givens, of Florida, was arrested and charged with Failure to Identify. The driver, Levon Steven Jr., also of Florida, was arrested and charged with Evading Arrest and Tampering with Evidence.

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