Precinct 4 deputies arrested 23-year-old Jaylon Thomas on Saturday after a disturbance in the 9300 block of East Cypresswood Drive.
The arresting deputies work for Harris County Constable Precinct 4, led by Constable Mark Herman. Its patrol division handles emergency and non-emergency calls, criminal investigations and community policing across North Harris County, where the office says it serves more than 1 million people. The office’s description of its patrol duties provides context for the agency’s role in responding to the Cypresswood disturbance.
A woman told them the dispute began as a verbal argument, then Thomas threatened her with a firearm and pointed it at her, the Montgomery County Police Reporter said. Deputies located him and took him into custody.
Thomas was booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with aggravated assault. The 230th District Court set his bond at $20,000.
Texas law defines assault to include intentionally or knowingly threatening another with imminent bodily injury, and aggravated assault includes using or exhibiting a deadly weapon during an assault. Those provisions in the state Penal Code explain how an alleged threat involving a firearm may lead to an aggravated-assault charge even when no physical injury is reported. The offense is generally a second-degree felony, punishable upon conviction by two to 20 years in prison, though exceptions can increase the charge’s classification.
The Montgomery County Police Reporter reported the arrest on Wednesday.
