Suspect Arrested in Assault/Robbery

TYLER — Shortly after being released from jail in a related incident, 19-year-old Dwight Shears, of Lufkin, has been arrested for a Saturday morning assault and robbery on Muller Garden in Tyler. Officers answering a 911 call about the Muller Garden attack were told Shears was threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife and that the woman had a protective order against Shears. Shears left before officers arrived, but they caught up with him on South Broadway. Police say Shears forced his way into the victim’s apartment and assaulted her before two men tried to intervene. Shears then reportedly used a screwdriver and a knife to cut one of the men, causing minor injuries. Police say Shears took the other man’s cell phone. Shears had just been released from Smith County Jail for a previous assault incident involving his ex-girlfriend. Shears was charged with 3 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated robbery, and violation of protective order.