Man who claimed to be sovereign citizen gets 25 years in prison after Orange police chase

  • Roderic James was sentenced to 25 years in prison for leading law enforcement on a pursuit along Interstate 10 in Orange County earlier this year after refusing to identify himself during a traffic stop and claiming he was a sovereign citizen.

A Houston man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after leading law enforcement officers on a pursuit along Interstate 10 in Orange County earlier this year.

Roderic James was sentenced in connection with the January incident, which began when a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop him for speeding and swerving on I-10.

According to authorities, James refused to identify himself during the traffic stop, claiming he was a sovereign citizen and was not required to possess or present identification…

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