Odessa Men Accused Of Ramming Police Cruiser
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: January 29, 2013
ODESSA -- Two men are accused of ramming an Odessa Police cruiser during a traffic stop.
Landon Shane Figert and Billy Joe Joiner were arrested around 11 AM on January 28th.
Odessa Police say that they pulled over a white 2-door vehicle that Figert, 30, was driving in the 800 block of Whitaker Avenue, after Figert failed to stop in the proper spot near a stop sign.
However, as 2 officers got out of their patrol unit, they say that Figert intentionally rammed his vehicle into the cruiser and drove off.
Officers caught up with Figert's vehicle 4 blocks later, and both Figert and Joiner, 26, were arrested on the scene.
Police say that they found some marijuana in the vehicle, and officers could reportedly smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from both men.
Officers also add that Figert was driving with a suspended license.
Now, Figert is charged with 2 counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant, felony evading arrest and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance (less than 2 o.z), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and multiple traffic violations.
Figert also faces charges for a misdemeanor possession of marijuana warrant out of Collins County.
Joiner is charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
As of Tuesday evening, Figert was being held in the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on $1,974 bond.
Joiner wasn't listed in jail records at the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on Tuesday.
Landon Shane Figert and Billy Joe Joiner were arrested around 11 AM on January 28th.
Odessa Police say that they pulled over a white 2-door vehicle that Figert, 30, was driving in the 800 block of Whitaker Avenue, after Figert failed to stop in the proper spot near a stop sign.
However, as 2 officers got out of their patrol unit, they say that Figert intentionally rammed his vehicle into the cruiser and drove off.
Officers caught up with Figert's vehicle 4 blocks later, and both Figert and Joiner, 26, were arrested on the scene.
Police say that they found some marijuana in the vehicle, and officers could reportedly smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from both men.
Officers also add that Figert was driving with a suspended license.
Now, Figert is charged with 2 counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant, felony evading arrest and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance (less than 2 o.z), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and multiple traffic violations.
Figert also faces charges for a misdemeanor possession of marijuana warrant out of Collins County.
Joiner is charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
As of Tuesday evening, Figert was being held in the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on $1,974 bond.
Joiner wasn't listed in jail records at the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on Tuesday.
