DICKINSON – The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said deputies pursued a motorcycle traveling more than 100 mph Friday night near Interstate 45, and the driver was identified as a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

Chief Deputy Melencio Villarreal told KGTX 7 that deputies tried to stop the motorcycle at about 11:55 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, near Hughes Road and northbound I-45. The department said the driver did not stop and continued at a high rate of speed toward League City.

During the pursuit, the driver made an obscene gesture toward deputies before slowing near State Highway 96, the sheriff’s office said. With help from the Texas Department of Public Safety, deputies stopped the motorcycle.

The sheriff’s office said the driver initially resisted deputies and was found to have a firearm in his waistband. He was taken into custody without further incident, according to the department.

The sheriff’s office identified the driver as Cedric Walter Jr., a deputy with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. It said his law enforcement badge and credentials were also found on him.

Walter was charged with DWI, evading and resisting arrest, with a bond set at $13,000.