PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Some Pflugerville residents were asked to stay inside their homes as police worked to remove a suspect from a residence on Byerly Turk Drive Thursday morning.
As of 11 a.m., the shelter-in-place has been lifted and a suspect is now in custody. The suspect was identified as Michael Benford, 42. He has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury to a family member. Another misdemeanor charge was added, but is not known at this time. His bond was set at $100,000.
At 7:34 a.m. Thursday, the Pflugerville Police Department received a call about a subject armed with a weapon with three people inside a residence in the 21300 block of Byerly Turk Drive. Officers were able to get the three people out of the residence, but the suspect remained non-compliant and refused to come out.
A shelter-in-place Nixle alert was sent out for residents in the area of Byerly Turk, Secretariat Ridge Lane, St. Leger Street and Darley Arabian Drive as police worked the scene.
The Williamson County Constable's Office, the Travis County Sheriff's Office and Pflugerville police responded.
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