Bonds Total over $7 Million for Tyler Suspect

TYLER — 26-year-old Christopher Summerville faces a huge bond amount after Tyler police investigators secured evidence that led to obtaining an arrest warrant on Summerville for aggravated assault on a peace officer, a first degree felony. The incident occurred on March 24, when he allegedly shot a Smith County deputy who was attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Summerville at the Arbors Apartments. Deputy Josh Caulkins was wearing a vest and sustained only minor injuries. Summerville has also been charged with manufacture or delivery of controlled substance, engaging in organized criminal activity, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a prohibited weapon. Total bond amount for all charges is $7,125,000, set by Judge Jack Skeen.

Summerville, 26, had earlier been released from East Texas Medical Center. Police say Summerville was hospitalized for an overdose of methamphetamine that he reportedly had injected into his body just prior to the arrest warrant being served. Two other suspects at the scene of the shooting, 29-year-old Kara Hanley and 31-year-old Jeffery Andrysiak, have also been charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. They’d earlier been charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.