A Harker Heights man is in U.S. Marshals custody following a standoff with local, state and federal law enforcement Wednesday.
Brandon Kay, 40, of Harker Heights, was arrested Wednesday evening following an hours-long standoff with law enforcement outside his home in the 300 block of Cardinal Lane.
âHe is charged with assault on a federal officer and faces up to 20 years imprisonment upon conviction,â U.S. Attorneyâs Office of the Western District of Texas spokesman Daryl Fields told the Herald Friday.
Fields provided the Herald with a copy of Kayâs criminal complaint and affidavit.
According to the arrest affidavit, U.S. Marshalsâ Lone Star Task Force arrived at Kayâs address in Heights to serve an active warrant for âpossession of a controlled substance; 200-400g, a felony under the laws of the state of Texas.â