Daniel Wayne Crafton : “East Texas Man Arrested for Assault on Deputies”

By Chris Edwards

FRED – Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford reported that a man was arrested last week in the Fred area after an attempted assault on sheriff’s deputies.

Weatherford stated that deputies from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office were on patrol in the Fred area on Monday, June 10, at around 2:30 in the afternoon, when they received a call about a criminal trespassing incident.

Upon arriving at the scene of the reported incident, deputies were shown home security footage of a White male trespassing on private property marked with purple paint indicating no trespassing. The individual, later identified as Daniel Wayne Crafton, a 50-year-old man from Silsbee, was seen tampering with a game camera. As deputies were investigating, Crafton emerged from the property and engaged in a confrontation with the property owner.

According to Weatherford, Crafton became aggressive and resisted deputies when they tried to detain him. He verbally threatened the officers, then fled to a nearby residence. Deputies pursued Crafton, who then brandished a knife and attempted to stab one of the deputies during the struggle.

Despite Crafton’s resistance, deputies managed to subdue him, disarm him, and take him into custody. Crafton was subsequently booked into the Tyler County Jail on charges of felony aggravated assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, evading arrest, and criminal trespass. Justice of the Peace Tina Self set his bond at $320,000, and Crafton was later transferred to the Polk County Jail on June 14.

The incident serves as a reminder of the dangers law enforcement officers face while carrying out their duties to protect the community.

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