At approximately 11:30 a.m., the Lubbock Police Department received a call of a civil disturbance in the 7700 block of Vernon Avenue. The caller advised a male was refusing to leave the home and he had made statements indicating he would harm officers if the police were called.
Officers responded to the scene, and a white SUV was observed leaving the residence. An officer followed the SUV and saw the vehicle run a stop sign. The officer attempted to conducted a traffic stop in the area of 78th Street and Avenue W, but the suspect refused to stop and fled the scene.
In the 2300 block of 78th Street multiple shots were fired from the vehicle toward the pursing officer. The SUV then stalled out near 78th Street and Flint Avenue. At that point the male driver bailed out of the SUV and ran from officers.
While officers set up a perimeter in the area to search for the suspect, other officers located a female and two children inside the SUV. The mother of the children, 33-year-old April Foskett, was arrested for two outstanding misdemeanor warrants. Child Protective Services was notified and took custody of the children.
A LPD K9 unit responded to the scene to assist with the search. A short time later, the K9 unit located 32-year-old Thomas Caudill hiding in a back yard in the 2700 block of 79th Street. Caudill was in possession of a handgun, but he was taken into custody without incident. Officers also located a shotgun inside the vehicle.
Caudill was arrested for aggravated assault on public servant, evading in a motor vehicle, evading on foot, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, abandoning or endangering a child and an outstanding felony warrant for a parole violation.
(News release from LPD)
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