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He thinks he left the house to head home through Houston at about 2 a.m. and says he was completely sober. When he saw emergency lights in his rearview mirror, he didn\u2019t worry, because there was another car behind him, driving \u2013 from what he could tell from glances in his rearview mirror \u2013 slightly erratically. He figured the police were stopping that vehicle. But Carlos was stopped and charged with evading arrest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003ECarlos was jailed for two months. Then, his bosses helped him pay his bond, and he spent six months in and out of court hearings. His records indicate prosecution was deferred. In August of 2016, he began a three-year probationary period, appearing every month, he says, never missing once.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EOn April 27, 2017, he showed up to see his probation officer, as always. 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