Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office arrested a wanted fugitive Tuesday after locating him at a hotel along the Gulf Freeway and taking him into custody following a brief foot chase.
On December 23, 2025, members of Constable Mark Herman’s Special Operations Unit, the Criminal Investigations Division, and the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force received information on the whereabouts of 35-year-old James Willis III, who was wanted on multiple felony warrants.
Law enforcement units responded to the Courtyard Marriott in the 9100 block of the Gulf Freeway to serve the warrants. As deputies attempted to make contact, Willis tried to evade arrest by forcing open an exterior door and fleeing the hotel on foot…