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Trucker’s gun threat to cops leads to Texas standoff

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Trucker’s gun threat to cops leads to Texas standoff
Truck driver Daniel Joseph Georgianni, shown here in a jail booking photo, was arrested on Aug. 17, 2023, after threatening police with a gun. (Courtesy: Cleveland Police Department)

CLEVELAND, Texas — Police in Texas arrested a Truck driver on Aug. 17 after he threatened them with a gun.

According to the Cleveland Police Department, Daniel Joseph Georgianni, 53, of Galveston, became agitated after traffic was halted due to an accident near U.S. 59.

Police said he kept honking his rig’s horn, refusing to stop even after being told he would face charges of noise pollution.

During a final warning, police said Georgianni threatened an officer with a gun. The officer backed away from the rig, and an area around the scene was placed on lockdown.

Police negotiated with Georgianni for more than two hours before he finally surrendered.

He is being charged with is charged with resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, and interference with public duties, a Class B misdemeanor.

Additional charges may be added, police said.

 

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Linda Garner-Bunch has been in publishing for more than 30 years. You name it, Linda has written about it. She has served as an editor for a group of national do-it-yourself publications and has coordinated the real estate section of Arkansas’ only statewide newspaper, in addition to working on a variety of niche publications ranging from bridal magazines to high-school sports previews and everything in between. She is also an experienced photographer and copy editor who enjoys telling the stories of the “Knights of the Highway,” as she calls our nation’s truck drivers.
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5 Comments

Stupidity is alive and well,and this happened in Texas of all places,where we have some of the friendliest law officers.
But who knows,whatever issues the driver was going thru doesn t merit his behaviour.

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