Authorities say they were on the run from U.S. Marshals in relation to a murder case out of Texas.
On Thursday morning, Stone County law enforcement stopped the pursuit by taking the two into custody at a Mountain View motel.
According to a release from Stone County Chief Deputy Dammon McGilton, officers from the Stone County Sheriff’s Department, the Mountain View Police Department, and the Arkansas Community Corrections Special Response Team along with the Arkansas Department of Corrections K-9 unit were called in for assistance from the U.S. Marshals around 7 a.m. Thursday when they surrounded the motel and then knocked on the door of the suspects’ room.
Taken into custody: Royce Wood (pictured below, left), 43, and Tiffany Caswell (right), 32. Wood is accused of opening fire June 13 on two police officers from the city of Rhome, Tex. after they pulled his motorcycle over in nearby New Fairview. He was suspected in a home invasion that had occurred the day before. The officer was shot in the leg and has since been released from the hospital. (Click here for information on that story from Dallas television station, WFAA.)
Wood and Caswell are being held in the Stone County Jail on warrants out of Texas. The two are expected to be extradited back to Texas. The Mountain View Police Department is also expected to file felony charges against the two, according to the release.
NEW THIS MORNING: Wise Co. Sheriff Lane Akin provided these photos of Royce Wood & his girlfriend Tiffany Caswell being arrested outside a motel in Arkansas. Wood is accused of shooting a Rhome police officer nearly two weeks ago. Caswell is facing an agg robbery charge.#WFAA pic.twitter.com/jreEdQGbn9
— Lauren Zakalik (@wfaalauren) June 24, 2021
Information from the Associated Press was utilized in this report.
Get up-to-date local and regional news along with the latest sports and weather every weekday morning by listening to Gary B. on Ozark Newsline, broadcast from the First Community Bank Newsroom on Arkansas 103.3. White River Now updates are also aired weekday mornings on 93 KZLE, Outlaw 106.5, and Your FM 99.5. Have a news tip or event to promote? Email White River Now at news@whiterivernow.com. Be sure to like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Add don’t forget to download the White River Now mobile app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
