Overview
- Deputies took David Bryan Cox Jr., 44, into custody after a caller reported a suspicious man near Interstate 10.
- Investigators say he strangled a teenage boy at an RV park on Goat Creek Road west of Kerrville and ran before officers arrived.
- The sheriff’s office had warned he was armed and wearing tactical gear that included a ballistic vest and a gun belt with multiple magazines.
- After the arrest, deputies remained in the area to search for his weapons to protect people near the highway and nearby homes.
- Authorities had issued a warrant for assault by strangulation and urged residents in Mountain Home and Harper to send tips rather than confront him.