Photo: Crawford Police Department
A Texas couple is accused of taking the man’s parents and his 8-year-old son hostage, leading to a six-hour-long standoff with Crawford police.
According to a statement from the Crawford Police Department, Christopher Alan Bamsch, 27, and girlfriend Dandi Daugherty, 38, allegedly held Bamsch’s parents and juvenile son at gun and knife point overnight, demanding money and bank account information.
When Bamsch and Daughtery dozed off, the alleged hostages fled the home, running to a neighbor’s to call 911.
According to the statement, “a felony warrant was obtained” for both Bamsch and Daughtery, “and with the assistance of the McLennan County Sheriff’s Department along with their SWAT team, both individuals were taken into custody.”
Christopher Bamsch, at left, and Dandi Daugherty.Crawford Police Department
He is also being held on a previous charge of unlawful restraint stemming from another agency. Details regarding that charge were unavailable Wednesday.
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Crawford Police Department
The statement says “federal charges” may also be pending against Bamsch and Daugherty.
No one was injured during either the hostage situation or the ensuing standoff, notes the statement, which concludes: “Good riddance to both these suspects!”
source: people.com
