Texas officers ambushed6/1/2023 Officer Joshua Lott, left, and with Chief of Police Billy Cordell, right. We're very thankful this officer is going to recover." It could have been a very different outcome. I visited with him at the hospital, he is alert, he's in stable condition and speaking. "The officer, it's really a remarkable story," Cordell said, of the officer's survival. The chief added Wednesday afternoon that Lott was struck in the chest, shoulder and neck, the latter being a through-and-through wound where the bullet exited the officer's body. The officer, identified by the department as Joshua Lott Wednesday afternoon, is in stable condition with injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening, Cordell said. No other charges have been announced and it's not clear if Elders has representation. He's currently being held on a bond of $1,010,000 for the charge related to the officer's shooting as well as an outstanding warrant for felony possession of a controlled substance that was active prior to Wednesday's events. "The person we believe shot our officer and was likely involved in the death of a lady is in custody now," Cordell said Wednesday afternoon.Įlders was held in the Cooke County Jail before being returned to Johnson County overnight Thursday. Suspect Linked to Burleson Officer Shooting, Fatal Carjacking in Custody ![]() After a short pursuit, the occupant of the truck tried to get away on foot and hide in a wooded area but was taken into custody by Cooke County Deputies, officials confirmed. Wednesday that shortly after issuing the Blue Alert investigators got a hit from a license plate reader in Denton County for a stolen Toyota Tacoma they believed Elders was driving.Ī Texas State Trooper located the truck on Interstate 35 and tried to make a traffic stop but the driver refused to pull over. It's not clear if they will face charges.Ĭordell said just after 2 p.m. ![]() The Burleson Police Department identified the woman killed as Robin Waddell late Wednesday evening.īurleson Chief of Police Billy Cordell said Wednesday afternoon that they were looking for 39-year-old Jerry Don Elders in connection with the shooting of both the officer and the woman and said he was to be considered "armed and dangerous."Ī man and a woman who were believed to be in the car with Elders at the time of the shooting have been located. ![]() The man suspected of shooting Burleson Police Officer Joshua Lott multiple times during a traffic stop Wednesday morning and then kidnapping and killing a woman is in police custody after an hours-long manhunt, police say. Lott was shot at least three times in the chest, shoulder and neck.
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