Palestine Man Named as Aggravated Assault Suspect

PALESTINE — A Palestine man is in custody on an aggravated assault charge. A SWAT team and police were needed to capture Jabraun Donche Washington, 25. His name was released by authorities on Tuesday. His arrest occurred around 6:00 Saturday morning on Martin Luther King Boulevard. When police tried to get Washington to come out of his apartment, he refused, and the SWAT team was called in. After several attempts, he gave himself up. He is being held on charges of unlawful possession of firearm by felon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bonds total $500,000.