Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff at abandoned Fort Worth home

The Brief

  • Haltom City police arrested John Garcia after a nearly three-hour standoff on Monday.
  • Officers began chasing him just after noon after spotting him in a stolen vehicle. He ditched the vehicle a few minutes later and ran into an abandoned home.
  • Garcia has active felony warrants out of Fort Worth and is on parole for previous weapons and drug convictions.

HALTOM CITY, Texas A felony suspect was arrested on Monday afternoon after a nearly three-hour-long SWAT standoff at an abandoned home in Fort Worth.

What we know:

Haltom City police said the incident started just after noon after officers spotted a vehicle believed to be stolen.

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