Standoff Ends near Fruitvale

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — 38-year-old Michael Jackson was arrested Friday morning at his home near Fruitvale on attempted capital murder charges following a 10-hour standoff in which authorities say he fired more than 100 rounds. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, the standoff started about midnight when Jackson called the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s office to report that someone was breaking into his home. That’s when Jackson reportedly pointed his gun at officers and fired at least 100 rounds in the house.

The Van Zandt and Smith County sheriff’s departments; the Wills Point, Canton, Grand Saline, and Tyler police departments; the Texas Rangers; Department of Public Safety officers; county constables; and various fire and ambulance responders worked together to bring Jackson out of his home. Officers shot 30 rounds of gas into the house, but it had no effect. Authorities say a friend of Jackson’s arrived in an armored vehicle from the Tyler Police Department and talked Jackson out of the house. The investigation is ongoing. Officers are executing a search warrant to retrieve the guns used in the case.