Omar Soto-Chavira was officially charged with the murder of Lubbock County Sheriff SWAT Sgt. Josh Bartlett on Wednesday. Soto-Chavira was booked into the Hockley County Jail, hours after being released from a hospital.
Back on Thursday, July 15th, Levelland Police and the Lubbock Police Department SWAT Team were involved in a 10-hour standoff, and Levelland PD is now thanking the community for their supporting of wounded officers.
Soto-Chivara was arrested on five different offenses on June 29 and posted bail for $66,000 on July 11, four days before the deadly standoff in Levelland.
Lubbock County Sheriff's Office SWAT Commander Sgt. Josh Bartlett was killed Thursday afternoon. The suspect, a 22 year-old man, was arrested at 11:30pm on Thursday.
The standoff that started Friday afternoon in Levelland turned into a shootout in which four members of law enforcement were wounded. One of the four later died in Levelland
Levelland Police have provided information regarding a dead person found near the intersection of 13th Street and West Avenue back on Wednesday, June 10th.