Staff report

An off-duty Jefferson County deputy arrested one suspect — three more were at large Friday — in connection with the early morning armed robbery of a Nederland game room that was followed by a wild chase toward Beaumont.

In an issued statement, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Jamon Brooks, 19, of Port Arthur was arrested after the getaway car in which he was traveling wrecked at 1280 Saxe St. in Beaumont.

The Sheriff’s Office said the incident began when four men entered the game room at 2150 Stillwater in Nederland around 4:30 a.m. and robbed the owner of an undisclosed amount of cash and assaulted him.

The suspects ran to a black, four-door Nissan Versa and fled on Highway 69, but the owner chased them while talking with authorities on a cell phone. The owner said the suspects shot at him while he was chasing them.

The off-duty deputy, who was working a job, located the suspects and gave chase until they wrecked their vehicle at Saxe Street.

Brooks was arrested at the scene and was also booked at the Jefferson County Correctional Center on warrants related to two burglaries in Port Arthur. Charges were pending for aggravated robbery, the Sheriff’s Office said. No bond was set.

The sheriff’s office said if anyone has information about this crime, about whom Brooks associates with or about who may have been in the vehicle between midnight and 4:30 a.m., they should call Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS (8477).

Callers will not be asked their name and they could be eligible for a cash reward.