Press Release from Fayette County Sheriff

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Monday morning around 08:10 am the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting Property Damage on Gebert Rd. near Schulze Rd. 

Deputy Terry Guentert was enroute to the location when dispatch advised of a second call reporting a suspicious vehicle on Salem Freyburg Rd. which Guentert arrived first at and located a Ford Fusion passenger car unoccupied. 

Guentert observed 1 male in dark clothing running in the pasture and a citizen reported another male hiding in the tall grass. Guentert made contact with the male subject hiding in the grass and detained him after conversation. 

Dispatch advised units they received another call from a female of a stolen white van from Kenmar Services in Schulenburg. Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith located the reported stolen white van abandoned on Salem Freyburg Rd. when dispatched advised of a Burglary of a residence on Gebert Rd. where multiple guns were taken. 

Several agencies including Department of Public Safety, Schulenburg P.D., Flatonia P.D., EMS, and Sheriff’s Deputies responded. A Reverse 911 call with information was released to a 4 mile radius of where the second subject was seen running and a Drone was used to search the area. 

Later in the afternoon Dispatch received a call of a suspicious person walking on Salem Freyburg Rd. when Drug Interdiction Investigator Smith arrived and confronted the male subject in dark clothing riding a bicycle later that had been reported stolen.

 The male subject left the bicycle and fled on foot into a pasture and Smith pursued the suspect. Sgt. Randy Thumann and his canine “Kolt” and Sgt. Mark Zimmerman arrived and assisted taking the male subject in custody. 

Arrested and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center was 39 yr. old Roberto Luna and 31 yr. old Cody Powell both of Hallettsville. 

Luna was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, and Unlawful Carrying a Weapon. Powell was charged with Evading Arrest and Possession of stolen property. 

Charges are pending on Burglary of Habitation on both subjects. All the weapons reported stolen were recovered.