An act of anger led to an arrest in Montgomery County this past Mother's Day, when 22-year-old Jordan Oneal reportedly hurled a rock through the front door of the Sheriff's Office. The incident, which took place at around 11 a.m., resulted in injuries to an elderly woman who was struck by flying glass in the lobby, according to Click2Houston.
After the incident, authorities were quick to respond, wherein sheriff officials noted that Oneal fled the scene in his vehicle, this detail was confirmed by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in a press release featured on KHOU. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's SWAT team located and detained Oneal in Conroe, he was charged with felony injury to the elderly and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Oneal, who was previously jailed in Montgomery County and released less than three weeks prior to the event, was recognized from security footage by detention officers. When apprehended by law enforcement, Oneal claimed that his actions were the result of just a "bad day." "woke up angry and was having a bad day," he reportedly said to detectives, as reported by KHOU.
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle offered a stern response to Oneal's explanation, stating, "We all have bad days, but this kind of criminal behavior against our facilities, our citizens, and the men and women who serve this county will not be tolerated." This statement was obtained by Click2Houston. Notably, following his arrest, Oneal was brought back to the Montgomery County Jail, entering through the very doors he had damaged. The injured woman received treatment on site, and Oneal awaits the judicial proceedings for the charges pressed against him.
