POLICE Department
Suspect Arrested, Charged in Incident at 7110 Mykawa Road
March 09, 2016 - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested following an incident at 7110 Mykawa Road about 10 a.m. on Tuesday (March 8).
The suspect, Levoda Ramon Jackson (b/m, 20), is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant in the 182nd State District Court. A photo of suspect Jackson is attached to this news release.
HPD Sergeants A. Gonzalez and J. Holcomb, who discharged their duty weapons, were not injured in the incident. Sgt. Gonzalez was sworn in as an officer in January 2007 and is assigned to the Investigative First Responder Division (IFR). Sgt. Holcomb, sworn in as an officer in May 1996, is assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division.
HPD Homicide Division Officers D. Stark and G. Sullivan reported:
HPD patrol officers responded to a call at the UPS distribution center at the above address regarding an upset employee (Jackson) on the property with a large gun. Sergeants Gonzalez and Holcomb arrived and saw Jackson standing next to his vehicle holding a shotgun. The sergeants gave Jackson repeated verbal commands to drop his weapon, but he refused. Jackson then raised the shotgun and pointed in the direction of the officers. Fearing for their lives, Sergeants Holcomb and Gonzalez discharged their duty weapons, but did not strike Jackson, who also discharged his shotgun. Jackson then placed the shotgun on the ground and surrendered.
As is customary in HPD officer-involved shooting incidents in the city limits, this case is being investigated by the HPD Homicide and Internal Affairs Divisions.
Levoda Ramon Jackson
VHS/JFC 3-9-16
Inc. #030130016
For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.
