Couple resists arrest and goes for a dagger in confrontation with LPD

Posted by: Adam C. Brooks

A couple resists arrest and goes for a dagger in confrontation with LPD

Thursday, September 26, 2019 at approximately ‪12:30PM‬ Lumberton Sergeant Michael Strange responded to the Antique Mall on FM421 for a suspicious male and female in the parking lot. Strange ran a search on the two persons in the vehicle from the Livingston area and learned the male had numerous misdemeanor and felony warrants, the female also had warrants including evading arrests from Law Enforcement. Strange called for assistance and waited for Officer Tanner Hawthorne to arrive before taking the suspects in custody.
“The male suspect resisted arrest and began to fight with both of my officers. During the altercation the suspect kept trying to go for his necklace, after the struggle the officers learned that the cross necklace contained a double edge dagger inside of it,” said Lumberton PD Chief Danny Sullins.
Both officers received scratches, torn uniforms, road rash, and other minor injuries. When EMS arrived the officers received first aid type treatments from EMT’s but the injuries were non-life threatening.    

The officers found packaged methamphetamines in the vehicle packaged for distribution and a firearm in the vehicle.

JB Mcbride 3rd, 22-years-old of Onalaska, TX was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant with a deadly weapon, one count of delivery of methamphetamines, one count of resisting arrest with a deadly weapon, and one count of unlawful possession of a deadly weapon by a felon.

Lee Ann Reynolds, 44-years-old of Livingston, TX was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.