Brownwood Police arrested a Brownwood man Wednesday for allegedly stabbing his wife early Tuesday morning.
31-year-old Jerry Leonard was located in a Brownwood apartment just one day after he had allegedly stabbed his wife in the arm after a verbal argument that turned physical, police said Thursday.
Police responded to the 1700 block of 3rd Street early Tuesday morning where they met with the victim who stated that she had been at a friend’s apartment doing laundry until early in the morning and had gotten into an argument which escalated to the stabbing, the report states.
She reported that she had become tired and attempted to leave, which made Leonard very angry. As she attempted to leave in her car, Leonard allegedly tried to take her keys and when unsuccessful, he then brandished a large Bowie knife which he allegedly used to stab her in the arm. The stab wound was deep enough to expose fatty tissue of the arm, and the victim was taken to Brownwood Regional Medical Center by Guardian EMS ambulance. Leonard left the scene in a pickup. Police located Leonard Wednesday around 3:30 p.m.According to the report, Wednesday afternoon Brownwood Police investigators were searching the area behind the residence in the 1700 block of 3rd Street where the stabbing had occurred when one of the officers heard a male’s voice state “the cops are walking around,” which seemed to be coming from the bathroom of the apartment of a friend of the suspect.
Another officer arrived on scene and kept an eye on the back of the building while the first officer talked to the resident, then he came to the front of the home to help search the house for Leonard. As the two officers searched the house, they asked the resident if Leonard was in the bathroom and she stated, “no,” while giving a wink to the officers who then checked the bathroom, observing it to be unoccupied; however, the window screen was off and laying on the ground underneath the window. Knowing that Leonard had escaped through the bathroom window, the officers began looking in the immediate area with no success.
The resident provided a clothing description and officers later received information that Leonard had gone to the Good Shepherd Apartments. Although no one answered the officers knocking on the front door of the apartment, they could see two subjects inside the apartment. The officers noted that one of the subject’s clothing matched that of the suspect.
A third officer arrived and advised that Leonard was attempting to exit the back window of the apartment and that he had gone back inside.
The resident of the apartment then opened the front door and Leonard was observed standing next to her. He was ordered to the ground and placed under arrest for the warrant related to assault with a deadly weapon family violence (for the stabbing), and resisting arrest/detention with previous convictions. Leonard is being held at the Brown County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.
In other unrelated law enforcement arrests and reports released Thursday, February 27, 2014:
Tuesday, February 25
*8:22 PM – Brownwood Police met with a complainant at the law enforcement center regarding theft. According to the report, an employee with a San Angelo high school golf team had traveled to Brownwood for a tournament and afterward had taken the students to Taco Bueno to eat. He went to the bathroom and laid a money bag down to wash his hands, left the bag by accident and then drove the students back to San Angelo, the report states. At approximately 5:50 PM, he received a call and was told that he left the bag at Taco Bueno, so he drove back to Brownwood to retrieve it and found the money ($1008.00) had been taken from the bag, the report states. He asked the employees about the money and was told that no money was found in the bag when it was turned in to them and was told that the video surveillance would record the area when someone left the bathroom, but that any number of people could have taken the money out of the bag while it was in the bathroom, according to the report.
Wednesday, February 26
*1:31 AM – Brownwood Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of W. Commerce regarding theft. According to the report, the complainant stated that two subjects stole her wallet out of her purse which contained $267.00 in cash and several debit cards. An investigation is ongoing, the report states.
*8:06 AM – A Brown County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a residence on Pleasant Valley Road in May regarding forgery. According to the report, the complainant stated that two checks he had placed in his mailbox had been stolen and deposited into an unknown person’s bank account. One of the checks was altered, changing the name of the payee, the report states.
*Brown County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Rafael Lara of Brownwood on a warrant related to 2nd motion to revoke/assault family violence enhanced.
Thursday, February 27
*Bangs Police arrested 24-year-old Jeffrey Lee Schafer of Brookesmith for driving while license invalid with previous conviction.
All arrestees are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Blotter information compiled from local law enforcement reports and jail records.
