Texas Repo Leads To Barricade Standoff
Officers responded at about 11 p.m. Oct. 16 to a report of a man pointing a gun at another man at a residence in the 1800 block of Santa Rita Avenue.
The complainant told officers he worked for a towing company that handles repossessions and was taking a black 2022 Chevrolet Silverado for nonpayment when the homeowner came outside and pointed a gun at him, police said.
The suspect, later identified as 55-year-old Jose Luis Maldonado, then barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come outside, according to police.
Officers entered the home and detained Maldonado and seized a black semiautomatic handgun as evidence.
No injuries were reported.
Maldonado was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
His 56-year-old wife was also arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, a Class B misdemeanor, after allegedly threatening the towing company employee.
Jail records show Maldonado and his wife were booked into Webb County Jail Oct. 17 and remained in custody as of Saturday morning.
