NORMANGEE POLICE CHIEF FREE ON BOND
(Leon Co. Jail)
Normangee’s Police Chief is free on bond.
Chief Charles Herford was released from the Leon County Jail Thursday after posting two bonds totaling $17,000.
He was arrested, Wednesday morning, following a standoff in his home where shots were fired.
Herford was taken into custody and booked into the Leon County Jail on deadly conduct and evading in a motor vehicle charges. Herford's bond for both charges has been set at $8,500.
Authorities were called to Herford’s home early Wednesday morning by his wife. Herford was gone when authorities arrived.
For nearly three hours, law enforcement sarched for Herford. According to DPS Sergeant Jimmy Morgan, there were "conversations" via radio between Herford and the sheriff's office.
Around 5:30 a.m., law enforcement was informed that Herford had made his way back to his home.
The Texas Rangers, DPS, Normangee Police, Leon County Sheriff's Office and Madisonville Police Department were all on scene.
Authorities have not said what led to the situation.
An investigation is being conducted by the Texas Rangers.
Why in the world would Madisonville PD be on the scene in Leon county, that is way outside their jurisdiction?