FLATONIA — Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on Sept. 9, around 10:52 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a burglary of a residence on Anchor Ranch Loop near Allen Road in the Flatonia area.
Deputies responding to the scene were advised that a male subject was armed and entered a residence. Deputy Cody Williams arrived on Anchor Ranch Loop and located a male with strange behavior standing next to a four-wheeler in the roadway with his hands up. The male subject was wearing body armor and was detained. A pistol was located in the ditch next to the four-wheeler.
Deputies Duane Meagher, WeslynArrison and Sgt. Ben Wilson also responded and arrived on the scene. Upon investigation, the male subject's vehicle had broken down in the roadway. The male then made entry into a residence and stole a Honda ATV, which he drove to another property and made entry into a pickup truck, where he took the body armor and a handgun. The male subject also entered that residence and was confronted by the occupants of the residence, which he immediately left.
Williams arrested Ross Stay- ton Lester, 31, of Gonzales and transported him to the Dan R.
Beck Justice Center in La Grange where he was charged with two counts of Burglary of a Habitation, Unauthorized use of a Vehicle, Un lawful Possession of Body Armor by a Felon, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.
