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A "good Samaritan" helped law officers locate a person of interest connected to a Roosevelt County homicide.

Vincent Galvan, 38, was arrested in Farwell after a brief chase with police in which he crashed the truck he was driving. No one was injured in the crash.

Galvan last week was listed as a "person of interest" in connection with a possible homicide discovered May 19 in Roosevelt County. Sheriff Javier Sanchez said a woman was found dead inside a vehicle. No charges have been filed in connection with the death, but the sheriff asked for the community's help in locating Galvan and a 27-year-old woman. Sanchez would not say why authorities wanted to speak with Galvan and the woman.

Galvan was wanted on a warrant in an unrelated case, said Rafael Aguilar, commander of the region's Major Crimes Unit.

Police said they located Galvan after a series of events that began about 6 a.m. Thursday. That's when Clovis police began receiving reports of vehicles being tampered with, including a report of a stolen vehicle. The stolen vehicle, a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, was reported taken sometime during the night in the 300 block of Rosewood.

Clovis Police Chief Trevor Thron said a "good Samaritan" soon called dispatchers to report he was following the stolen vehicle.

Kip DeFoor said he received a phone call early from a high school student who helps him feed cattle. The young man couldn't come to work because someone had stolen his truck overnight.

"I felt so bad for this kid; that's all he had," DeFoor said.

Then as DeFoor drove to work, he was surprised to see the boy's pickup pass him on Mabry Drive in Clovis.

"I called 911 and started following," DeFoor said. "He led me on the wildest goose chase you ever saw. He started taking me down dirt roads south of Cooks (truck stop) and I was trying to keep up with him."

After about 20 minutes, DeFoor said the pickup's driver exited his vehicle and began shooting at DeFoor.

"He shot four times at me," DeFoor said. "I've never been shot at before."

DeFoor was not injured and said his vehicle was not hit. The shooter then returned to the stolen truck and headed toward the Texas state line.

DeFoor said he continued following until the driver reached Farwell, where he lost him as he weaved in an out of side streets.

Police soon located the vehicle abandoned in a parking lot at a Farwell restaurant.

Farwell Police Chief Larry Kelsay then tracked down a friend of Galvan's and learned they were traveling in that friend's vehicle back to Clovis. Without Galvan knowing the Farwell police chief was on the phone, Kelsay instructed the friend to return to Farwell.

The vehicle was soon located at a train crossing on U.S. 60/84, waiting to travel into Texas.

"We waited for the train to clear, and then initiated a traffic stop" after the stolen vehicle turned onto a residential street in Farwell, Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett said.

"The driver got out, the passenger (Galvan) crawled across into the driver's seat and took off," Brockett said. "He made some erratic turns, and ended up crashing into an 18-wheeler, then tried to run on foot."

The sheriff said Galvan was quickly captured by officers.

The crash occurred at Second Street and John Aldridge Road in Farwell.

Roosevelt County officials late Thursday afternoon said their investigation into the death of Ricki L. White, 38, of Clovis, is ongoing. Sanchez said their "person of interest" is in custody, but they still want to talk to three individuals 鈥� including the 27-year-old woman.

"We just need to speak with them," Sanchez said. "They may have information on the homicide investigation."