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Woodway, TX Public Safety Department
Friday June 17th, 2016 :: 05:58 p.m. CDT

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McAllen Suspect Arrested After Holding Girlfriend Hostage as Officers Listened Outside of Door

ON 06/17/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM, OFFICERS ARRESTED:
DOUGLAS EVERETT SIEGER
WHITE MALE DOB 07/08/1988
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 1404 NORTH 22ND MCALLEN TEXAS.

OFFICERS ARRIVED AT THE MOTEL 6 (7001 NORTH WOODWAY DR), IN REFERENCE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CALLED THE FRONT DESK CLERK STATING SHE WAS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY HER BOYFRIEND. OFFICERS WERE ALREADY AT THE MOTEL 6 FOR AN UNRELATED INCIDENT AND WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY OBTAIN A ROOM KEY FROM THE CLERK. AS OFFICERS MADE THEIR WAY TO THE ROOM IN QUESTION, THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR AN AGGRAVATED AND LOUD MALE VOICE COMING FROM INSIDE THE ROOM.

DUE TO THE ESCALATING DEMEANOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL INSIDE THE ROOM, OFFICERS MADE THE DECISION TO NOT DELAY, AND MADE ENTRY INTO THE ROOM. UPON ENTERING, OFFICERS NOTICED SEVERAL LARGE POCKET KNIVES INSIDE THE ROOM AND A MAN STANDING OVER A WOMAN BLOCKING HER ABILITY TO LEAVE. OFFICERS COMMANDED THE SUBJECT TO SHOW HIS HANDS AND GET ON THE GROUND, HOWEVER THE SUBJECT WOULD NOT COMPLY.

WHEN OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, HE BEGAN RESISTING THEM. EVENTUALLY OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO PLACE THE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AND CHARGE HIM WITH UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT (A/M) AND RESISTING ARREST (A/M).

THE VICTIM STATED THE SUSPECT HELD HER HOSTAGE AFTER SHE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM MONEY; SUSPECT ALSO ADVISED HER SHE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. SHE ALSO INFORMED OFFICERS THE SUBJECT BECAME INCREASINGLY AGGRAVATED AND SHE FELT THREATENED, SO SHE CALLED ATTENDANT TO CONTACT WOODWAY PSD FOR HELP.

LASTLY, THE VICTIM INCURRED NO INJURIES FROM THE SITUATION. THE SUSPECT IS NOW AT THE MCLENNAN COUNTY JAIL FOR THE ABOVE CHARGES.

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