A hostage free of a Texas lodge room this week has a perceptive supply driver and an astute lodge supervisor to thank for saving their life.
Officers with the Sweetwater Police Division mentioned they responded to the Sweetwater Inn Monday shortly earlier than midday, after receiving a name a few suspicious supply made to Neil Cooper, 42.
Cooper ordered rubbish baggage, zip ties, bleach and a hatchet utilizing a supply app, police mentioned.
The motive force advised the lodge supervisor in regards to the suspicious gadgets, prompting the decision to police.
Cooper allegedly barricaded himself contained in the room, and claimed to have a gun.
“Whereas officers labored to ascertain communication, the person believed to be a hostage was in a position to safely escape the motel room,” based on a Sweetwater Police assertion. “A disaster negotiator from the Texas Division of Public Security arrived on scene and efficiently negotiated Cooper’s peaceable give up.”
Cooper was charged with aggravated kidnapping, and had lively warrants for drug offenses.
“The person initially reported as a hostage was additionally taken into custody,” based on the assertion, which fails to call Cooper’s alleged captive.
The hostage, who additionally had a warrant out for his or her arrest, is accused of refusing to establish themselves to authorities.
