Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Officer Doyle Braden Arrested for Threatening Neighbor with Gun

A Belton Police Officer, who lives in Killeen, is under arrest for threatening his neighbor with a hand gun.

The incident happened Sunday in the 4300 Block of Neta Drive, and has been under investigation by Killeen Police since then.

This evening Killeen Police arrested a 44-year-old Doyle Ray Braden on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault. Braden is currently an officer with the Belton PD, but was placed on administrative leave Monday.

The below is a description from the Killeen Police Department of what happened leading up to Doyle's arrest:

"Officers responded to the 4300 block of Neta Drive on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 6:10pm, after a 911 call was received stating that one neighbor threatened another neighbor with a handgun. Officers responded to Neta Drive to speak with the victim, who advised she was having a verbal altercation with the neighbor when he threatened her with a gun. The victim and her husband went back to their residence and called 911. Officers spoke with all the parties involved and a report was filed.

The suspect in this case is employed as an officer with the Belton Police Department; he was placed on administrative leave by his department on Monday, December 28, 2009, pending the results of this investigation."

This case was reviewed by the Bell County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 and a complaint was returned charging Doyle Ray Braden with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm; a warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace Garland Potvin."

Braden was arrested by officers at the Killeen Police Department at 6:13pm without incident; he is currently in the Killeen City Jail with a $100,000 bond issued by Justice of the Peace Garland Potvin."

No comments: