On Feb. 15 at 12:44 a.m., shortly after midnight an officer attempted to stop a speeding vehicle in the 500 block of Tudor St. The vehicle fled the scene, the driver refusing to pull over even though officer followed him with emergency lights and sirens. The driver made numerous turns, driving recklessly through yards and on city streets and eventually the vehicle stopped in the 500 block of E. Houston. The driver, identified as Kennedy Fitzgerald Bills (62) then exited the vehicle and fled on foot, still attempting to evade officers. He was stopped by use of an Electric Control Weapon (Tazer). Bills continued to resist officers attempts to take him into custody, struggling against officers and continuing to use physical force against arresting officers. He was eventually taken into custody and charged with Evading Arrest both in a vehicle and on foot as well as Resisting Arrest.
On Feb. 14 at 1:15 p.m., Officers responded to disturbance call in the 600 block of SE 6th. They contacted Mary Hanna Brashier (41) who was known to have an outstanding warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Brashier was arrested on the warrant, booked and taken to Lamar County Jail. The warrant was the result of an incident in November of 2023 in which Brashier had intentionally shot a family member in the face with a pellet rifle, causing bodily injury.
On Feb. 14 at 6:00 p.m., Officers arrested Tyler Scott Headley (29) on an outstanding warrant for Duty on Striking Unattended Vehicle (Leaving scene of accident). This stemmed from an incident in the 400 block of 12th NE in October 2023 in which Headley struck an unattended vehicle, left the scene, and then assisted in the filing of a false insurance claim.
On Feb. 14 at 10:03 a.m., Officers arrested Tommy Curtis McCullar (74) on a warrant for Terroristic Threat Against a Public Servant. McCullar had made threats during a phone call with a City of Paris employee. On 02/09 24 McCullar had threatened to “Shoot” the employee when told that city services would be disconnected if he failed to pay his bills. He was arrested in the 1300 block of Jackson St.
On Feb. 14 at 2:49 p.m., Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Kaufman in reference to a disturbance. They contacted Ladonna Lynn McIntire (42) who was under the influence of some type of narcotic. McIntire was a danger to herself and others and was placed under arrest. Due to past arrest, McIntire was charged with Public Intoxication with 3 prior convictions.
On Feb. 14 at 10:00 p.m., an officer made contact with Jerry William Smith (44). When his name and date of birth were requested, Smith provided a false date of birth. It was confirmed that Smith was giving a false date of birth to avoid being arrested for outstanding misdemeanor warrants. He was arrested and charged with the warrants as well as Fail to Identify, fugitive from justice.
Officers made 14 traffic stops, 8 adult arrest, and answered 81 calls for service on for this reporting period February 14, 2024