But he got away, only to abandon the car and steal a pickup truck, Gabbert said.
Police in Bedford spotted the stolen pickup at a Shell gas station near Highway 121 and Murphy Road.
The clerk, who declined to give his name, said the man walked in like any other customer and bought a few lottery tickets.
When he saw officers arrive and look at the pickup, he got on the floor and crawled into the bathroom, apparently to hide from police, the clerk said.
Officers evacuated the store and that’s when the long standoff began.
Police tried talking to him, even called a dog and used a fire department ladder truck. But nothing worked.
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Veteran Tarrant County Sheriff s Lieutenant Dies of COVID-19
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Craig King, 50, had been fighting COVID-19 since early November, officials said.
Credit: Tarrant County Sheriff s Office Author: Eline de Bruijn Updated: 9:41 PM CST December 20, 2020
A lieutenant of the Tarrant County Sheriff s Office died of COVID-19 Saturday, officials said in a news release Sunday.
Craig King, 50, had been fighting COVID-19 since early November, said Lieutenant Jennifer Gabbert with the sheriff s office.
King started working for the office in 2003 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2019. He was assigned to the Confinement Division. He will be greatly missed, Gabbert said in the news released. Please keep family, friends and co-workers of Lieutenant King in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days.