SUSPECT GRABS RIFLE, NEARLY GETS SHOT, POLK COUNTY TEXAS...

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a report of a man walking down a road with a gun. The deputy arrived at the location to find the defendant, Colt James Lambright, lying on the ground, just off the road clutching a rifle. The defendant refused the deputy’s commands and appeared to be disoriented. The deputy was eventually able to gain the defendant’s compliance, retrieving the rifle, but not before some very tense moments that included Lambright pointing the rifle in the direction of deputies. Lambright later admitted using methamphetamine. A check of Lambright’s criminal history revealed a previous felony conviction for engaging in organized criminal activity, which made his possession of a firearm a violation of Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 922.