A Haltom City driver accused of plowing through multiple crash scenes Monday evening ended up barricaded inside his own house, prompting police to call in SWAT, which entered the home and took him into custody. Officers say the ordeal began almost by accident, when they heard a loud crash while working a completely unrelated case nearby, and it ended with the suspect in handcuffs and both he and an officer nursing injuries at a local hospital.
According to the Haltom City Police Department, officers were working an unrelated investigation in the 2000 block of Owens around 5 p.m. Monday when they heard the crash. As reported by FOX 4, officers then spotted a car driving erratically, hitting objects and cutting through a grassy area. When officers tried to signal the driver to stop, he failed to yield, and a chase followed.
During the pursuit, the driver tossed what appeared to be a white substance out of the window, the station reported, though its contents have not been identified. The chase ultimately ended not at some random curb, but at the suspect’s own home in the 1300 block of Clarence, where he ran inside and refused to come out. Officers evacuated everyone else who was inside the house as the situation escalated into a standoff.
Negotiations Stall Before SWAT Moves In
Haltom City’s negotiations team responded and attempted to make contact with the suspect, but those efforts failed. Detectives then obtained a search warrant, and the department’s SWAT team was activated, ultimately making entry and taking the suspect into custody…