A Gillespie County narcotics investigation ended with a high-speed chase and the arrest of Ryan McGill, who faces multiple felony drug and assault charges.
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — A months-long narcotics investigation in Gillespie County ended with a high-speed chase and the arrest of a suspect accused of distributing large amounts of illegal drugs across the Hill Country.
According to the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office, investigators began looking into suspected narcotics activity during December 2025 and January 2026 involving an individual believed to be selling drugs in Gillespie County, Kendall County and surrounding areas.
Sheriff’s office narcotics investigators, with assistance from Texas DPS special agents, said they were able to purchase narcotics from the suspect on three separate occasions. Officials noted that some of the pills sold were orange tablets the suspect claimed were Adderall. Laboratory testing later determined the pills were counterfeit and contained methamphetamine.
On Feb. 4, 2026, authorities obtained three felony warrants connected to those earlier purchases. Investigators said the suspect later offered to sell a larger quantity of narcotics in Fredericksburg and arranged a meeting.
During the attempted arrest on Feb. 5, officials said the suspect fled in a vehicle, intentionally ramming a patrol unit occupied by a Gillespie County investigator and nearly striking a DPS agent who was on foot.
The suspect, identified as Ryan McGill, continued southbound on U.S. 87 while being pursued by multiple agencies. The sheriff’s office said McGill drove into oncoming lanes, through the highway median and reached speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.
Just after crossing into Kendall County, assisting units deployed spike strips, forcing the vehicle to stop. McGill was taken into custody shortly afterward.
Investigators said a search of the vehicle uncovered a container in the back seat holding narcotics McGill allegedly planned to sell, including suspected methamphetamine pills, cocaine pills, MDMA, psilocybin-infused chocolate bars, THC products and marijuana.
McGill was booked into the Gillespie County Jail and faces multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault against a public servant, manufacturing or delivery of controlled substances, evading arrest in a vehicle and delivery of marijuana.
The sheriff’s office emphasized that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court and thanked the assisting agencies for their role in the arrest.