Bell County man suspected in 28 shootings in 30 days arrested after police pursuit: affidavit

BELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) – A Bell County man suspected of being involved in 28 shootings in the past 30 days, in addition to a July 5 incident in which he opened fire on a vehicle containing two children, was arrested after a chase arrested at high speed on September 24th. says an affidavit.

Kemonte Dre Quan Adams, 21, was charged with evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle, deadly conduct, possession of marijuana and fleeing a police officer, and online jail records.

Temple police first became aware of Adams' involvement in shootings on July 24, when a female victim reported to officers that her vehicle, which had two children inside at the time, had been shot at while driving near an apartment complex drove into Temple. Texas.

According to an affidavit, the victim stated that Adams and another suspect fired shots at their vehicle on July 5, 2024, believing they were shooting at an unknown man with whom the men were having problems. The victim played a recorded conversation between her and Adams for officers in which Adams stated, “If they had known it was her, they wouldn't have shot at the vehicle.”

On Sept. 24, officers around Bell County encountered Adams again when he, along with two other men, led authorities on a high-speed chase from I-14 in the Killeen area to I-35 in the Belton area.

According to the affidavit, officers in Killeen told officers in Belton that a suspect was in the passenger seat of a dark-colored SUV with a Tennessee license plate. Belton Police were also informed that there was no probable cause to justify their stop. Instead, officers checked the speed of the vehicle in order to stop the suspects for a speeding violation.

Adams initially slowed before rapidly accelerating the vehicle to a speed of approximately 125 mph, the affidavit states.

Belton officers managed to stop Adams after performing a PIT maneuver on the vehicle, but the three suspects began fleeing on foot down Nugent Road. A 9mm Glock handgun was thrown away by the passenger, police said.

A Bell County Department of Public Safety officer ultimately arrested the suspects after he stopped the suspects as they fled in his patrol car and struck the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Adams.

At the time of Adams' arrest, he had two active warrants for fleeing a law enforcement officer and for arrest causing death. A clear plastic bag containing marijuana was found on Adams, the affidavit states.

Adams is currently being held in the Bell County Jail on bonds totaling $364,500.

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