BRENHAM MAN ARRESTED IN AUSTIN COUNTY SHOOTING INCIDENT

  

A Brenham man was arrested following a shooting incident in Austin County on Wednesday night.

The Austin County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding shots fired into a residence near the 10000 block of Highway 36 North.

Upon arrival, deputies were advised that a male suspect had arrived at the residence and fired several shots at the victim before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.

Investigators from the Austin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with a Sheriff’s Office forensic investigator, responded immediately to process the scene. During the investigation, the shooting suspect was identified as 27-year-old Spencer McCarty.

Austin County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from the Brenham Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety located McCarty at a residence in Brenham and maintained surveillance on the location.

Around 10:00 p.m., the Austin County Regional Special Response Team (SRT) executed an arrest warrant in the 200 Block of Carrington Lane and arrested McCarty without incident. Following the arrest, a search warrant was also executed at the residence, resulting in the seizure of firearms and narcotics.

McCarty was transported to the Austin County Jail, where he was booked on two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Additional charges are pending as a result of the findings from the search warrant.