Brownwood News – Friday morning, February 7, shortly before 8:00 am, a female driver called 911 reporting that she was stopped at the red light on Early BLvd at Garmon Drive when a car pulled up beside her and the driver pointed a black handgun at her.
According to the City of Early Police Department, the caller stated she accelerated through the red light in order to get away from the suspect and began calling for help. Another witness at the scene snapped a photo of the vehicle and provided it to law enforcement a short time later.
A coordinated effort between Early, Brownwood and Brown County law enforcement agencies located the vehicle on Highway 377 South. A Brown County Sheriff’s Office unit was able to stop the vehicle at the Allsup’s parking lot near Coggin intersection and detain the driver. A handgun was located in the vehicle and the suspect commented that the other driver cut him off.
The driver was identified as David Wayne Speegle, 22, from Blanket. Speegle was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. No shots were fired and the victim was shaken up but not injured, police say. Speegle stated he bought the gun two days ago, according to Early Police.
(Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law)
