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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 506
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WHEREAS, Members of Atascosa County law enforcement |
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agencies demonstrated tremendous courage in the line of duty on |
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June 2, 2022, when they risked their lives to stop an escaped |
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prisoner and suspected murderer from fleeing the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The suspect was accused of killing a family of |
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five in Centerville after he escaped from a prison transport |
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bus on May 12; when Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward |
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received word that the suspect could be headed to the area in |
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an apparent attempt to reach the U.S.-Mexico border, he |
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quickly mobilized his deputies for a large-scale manhunt, |
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which involved constables and officers from the Pleasanton, |
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Jourdanton, Poteet, and Lytle Police Departments, as well as |
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DPS troopers and U.S. Marshals; and |
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WHEREAS, Officers from these various agencies were posted |
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at all highways and major roads headed south, and just before 10 |
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p.m., Atascosa County Animal Control chief Henry Dominguez |
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reported that he and a deputy sheriff had sighted the suspect, |
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who was driving a stolen pickup truck and was armed with an |
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AR-15-style rifle and a pistol; Officer Dominguez was instructed |
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to follow the suspect, while other personnel drove ahead of the |
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fleeing suspect to intercept him and deployed spikes in his path |
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to puncture the vehicle's tires; and |
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WHEREAS, Before reaching the edge of Jourdanton, |
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Jourdanton Police Chief Eric Kaiser successfully spiked all four |
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of the vehicle's tires as the suspect attempted to evade law |
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enforcement by driving into a field; the suspect fired his rifle |
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at oncoming deputies before losing control of his vehicle and |
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crashing into a utility pole and then a fence; after exiting the |
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vehicle with a rifle in hand, the suspect was shot and killed, |
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bringing his 22-day crime spree to an end; and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional bravery displayed by the Atascosa |
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County law enforcement officers was met with an outpouring of |
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gratitude from the community, and Sheriff Soward awarded |
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commendations to 14 officers; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Atascosa County law |
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enforcement agencies went to heroic lengths to protect their |
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community and prevent further violence, and in so doing, they |
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exemplified the highest ideals of their profession; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the officers in Atascosa County for |
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their role in stopping an escaped convict and suspected murderer |
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and extend to them sincere appreciation for their dedicated |
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service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the law enforcement units across Atascosa County as |
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an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Flores |
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| Alvarado |
Hinojosa |
Nichols |
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| Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Parker |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Sparks |
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| Eckhardt |
LaMantia |
Springer |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 12, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
