Was surprised this wasn't already posted.

All law enforcement is now on an encrypted channel so we can't hear what is going on, but they know its him and he is armed with some kind of rifle. I would assume based on how many times they've heard multiple gunshots that he's some kind of semi-automatic rifle or carbine. Brazos County is still #1 on Broadcastify, but its only routine stuff now.

And I'm not being critical of them for going to the encrypted channel. I know why they go to the encrypted channel and fully support them doing so.

UPDATE: Bryan police are still searching for the person who shot an officer during an attempted traffic stop Thursday night. https://t.co/271kLdONQc

— KBTX News (@KBTXNews) December 30, 2022

🔴1pm UPDATE: A massive manhunt is underway in the Benchley area north of Bryan for Joshua Herrin.

He’s a suspect in the shooting of a Bryan police officer last night and a Brazos County deputy this afternoon. Both survived.

🔴AVOID BENCHLEY AREA west of Highway 6!!!!! pic.twitter.com/e7JB2QMSBL

— Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) December 30, 2022

I meant to come post it when Rusty updated at 1 but kids, man.

As this post was disseminated, a @BrazosCoSheriff observed the vehicle and a pursuit was initiated. The suspect fired rounds at the Deputy while driving. The Deputy was struck by gunfire and is in stable condition.

— Bryan Police Department (@BryanPolice) December 30, 2022

Multiple agencies are currently attempting to apprehend the suspect in the area of Mumford-Benchley Road. Please continue to avoid the area.

— Bryan Police Department (@BryanPolice) December 30, 2022

KBTX says in custody

🚨JOSHUA HERRIN IS NOW IN CUSTODY!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/zFUHQQyZC5

— Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) December 30, 2022

Current law enforcement activity on OSR pic.twitter.com/pSRq5Hsmyj

— Jairo Ramirez (@Apollo_wrks) December 30, 2022

He's facing 25 to 99 years or life with the possibility of parole after thirty years because of his record. He was previously sentenced to probation for arson with the requirement to pay more than $24,000 in restitution and spend three months in prison, then his probation was revoked and he was sentenced to three years, then he committed aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury after he got out and was sentenced to five years and required to pay $5,000 in restitution. He also has convictions for theft (two counts), burglary of a vehicle (two counts), assault causing bodily injury, possession of marijuana, evading arrest, driving with a suspended license (two counts), and resisting arrest.

According to online jail records, Herrin has been booked into the Brazos County Detention Center nearly 20 times since 1995. His criminal history includes charges of arson, aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, vehicle burglaries, home burglary, theft, and fleeing a police officer.

His specific convictions and sentences for the felony convictions are listed in my previous post

[Those are not hijacking posts and the information is directly related to the subject matter. -Staff]

Glad they got him. Hope the Officer recovers quickly.

I admit I had a thought "Poor Lethal missed their big chance" when I saw someone else posted it lol

Possible charges: Two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant (or attempted capital murder, both carry the same penalty, but aggravated assault is easier to prove), felon in possession of a firearm, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest with a prior conviction (all felonies)

Does he have outstanding warrants? I feel like that's got to be why he ran.

Most likely.

trouble said:

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Does he have outstanding warrants? I feel like that's got to be why he ran.

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I just assumed drugs were involved.

A Net Full of Jello said:

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trouble said:

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Does he have outstanding warrants? I feel like that's got to be why he ran.

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I just assumed drugs were involved.

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I assume he still has a problem with them. It's been a long time coming.

Rapier108 said:

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Not going to feel bad for saying that it would be better for society if it ended up being a fatal gunshot.

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Maybe they will put the blood pressure cuff around his neck

Arson, aggravated assault, assault, shooting cops, stealing a car, burglary of a habitation, vehicle burglaries, having a gun as a felon, evading arrest, resisting arrest, theft. With a record like that, he's never getting out. There was another guy in Brazos County who shot a police officer and had previously been to prison twice like this guy, and he got ninety years (eligible for parole after thirty), so we'll see how long this guy gets.

lethalninja said:

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Possible charges: Two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant (or attempted capital murder, both carry the same penalty, but aggravated assault is easier to prove), felon in possession of a firearm, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest with a prior conviction (all felonies)

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How could shooting anyone intentionally not be attempted capital murder? That conviction should be a slam dunk.

For aggravated assault, they have to prove that he shot the police officers and caused them physical pain, but for attempted capital murder, they have to prove that he intended to kill them.

The vehicle burglaries, theft and fleeing were misdemeanors, he was never indicted for burglary of a habitation after his arrest, and he went to prison for the arson and aggravated assault (he was sentenced to three and five years, respectively, and both were plea deals). All of his convictions except the arson and aggravated assault were misdemeanor convictions.

He should be held without bond. Clearly he has no regard for the law or the lives or property of others.

He had a fleeing and felony theft in 2018. Were those reduced to misdemeanors?

Those were both Class B misdemeanors, so he wasn't charged with felonies. The theft was under $100 with one prior theft conviction (his previous vehicle burglaries didn't count as theft convictions), and he was charged with fleeing from a police officer, which is a misdemeanor, not evading arrest, which is a felony with a prior conviction. If he was charged with evading arrest with a prior conviction, he would have been facing up to twenty years because of his two prior prison sentences.

He was facing up to twenty years for the arson conviction and he ended up getting three years, and he was facing up to 99 years for the aggravated assault conviction (up to twenty years, but the maximum penalty was increased to 99 years because of his prior prison sentence), and he got five years. Both sentences were plea deals. He's an idiot for doing what he did, especially with his record.

How much of that time did he actually serve?

It doesn't say how long he served, but the minimum prison sentence he could have gotten for each of those charges was two years, so he got close to the minimum prison sentence both times. Also, believe it or not, he's eligible for probation for his new charges (even with his record) if he pleads guilty, but he's obviously not going to get it and has a much higher chance of getting a life sentence than he does of getting probation.

Actually, he served at least four years and one-and-a-half months of his five year sentence for aggravated assault (at least 82.5 percent of his sentence). He might have served more or the whole five years, but he served at least that much. I wasn't able to find out how much of the three years he served for his arson sentence.

He probably served the entire 5. Guys like that can't stay out of trouble anywhere and constantly have cases while they are locked up.

He is now at Scott and White in Temple receiving first class care. I understand why but still a clown show.

Do you know how many times he was shot? Also, Rusty Surette posted that the Mustang he was driving was stolen from a body shop on Finfeather Road, so that's another charge against him.

Congrats to local law enforcement for catching this guy. Good job everybody.