FRUITVALE, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities have arrested a Van Zandt County man who they say held two women at gunpoint for hours while high on methamphetamines.
The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office charged 37-year-old Robert Walker on Saturday with two counts each of kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon. He is also charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The women tell deputies Walker targeted them with the laser sight of a scoped .243 caliber rifle when they tried to leave his home. Deputies say one woman escaped through a bedroom window.
They say Walker surrendered after authorities deployed a mine-resistant vehicle to his house.
Walker is being held at the Van Zandt County jail. Online records didn’t indicate bond or an attorney.
