Texarkana Traffic Stop Escalates Into Hours-Long Standoff with Wanted Felon
An attempted traffic stop turned into a standoff situation Monday evening after a man wanted on multiple felony warrants fled from officers and barricaded himself inside a home.
Traffic Stop Turns Into Foot Pursuit in Texarkana
Around 7:45 PM, Monday June 22, Texarkana Texas Police Officers Jacob Miramontes and Macy Huddle spotted a man driving a Chevrolet Tahoe on West 14th Street, who they knew was wanted on several felony warrants. When officers tried to pull him over for a traffic stop, the driver sped off and headed to a residence in the 1300 block of Pine Street.
TTPD posted on their Facebook page,
He immediately jumped out of the Tahoe and ran inside, with officers right behind him. Unfortunately, he managed to slam the door shut before they could get to there and used his body weight to hold it closed. He then dragged a refrigerator in front of the door and later added a sofa to his growing home improvement project.
Despite repeated commands to come outside, he decided he'd rather stay put.
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SWAT Team Called to the Scene in Texarkana
The suspect was wanted on multiple felony warrants and was listed in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database as a potentially armed and dangerous man. This is when the department's SWAT Team was called in.
SWAT officers secured the area while negotiators established contact with the man inside the house. After speaking with negotiators for some time, he surrendered and walked out of the house around 10 PM. He was taken into custody without further incident.
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During an inventory of the Chevrolet Tahoe, officers reportedly discovered methamphetamine and marijuana inside the vehicle.
Kelvin Jones, 40, was booked into the Bi-State Jail on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana. He was also wanted on warrants for Arkansas Parole Violation, Texas Parole Violation, Probation Violation, Evading Arrest/Detention, and three Texarkana Texas Municipal Court warrants.
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Stand-off Situation Ends Peacefully in Texarkana
It's scary to think that if this situation went sideways, but luckily for us, the Texarkana Police Department's patrol officers, SWAT team, and negotiators know what they are doing to make an intense situation come to a peaceful end.
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