Texas Self-Defense: Machete-wielding man arrested in Moss Hill :: 07/21/2020

Robie Jay Brewer, 46, was arrested by the Liberty County sheriff’s deputies on Monday after he reportedly stood in the middle of SH 146 near Moss Hill and swung a large knife or machete at passing vehicles.

Brewer, Robie Jay

His arrest on July 20, 2020, at approximately 9:25 a.m., came after the sheriff’s office received several 911 calls.

When the LCSO deputy arrived, he reportedly observed that there were several people surrounding the male subject. Some of the people were talking to the man trying to calm him down. One of the people advised the deputy that they had removed the knife from the subject but did not know if he had any other weapons.

The deputy approached the subject and advised him that he was going to be placed in custody. The subject began yelling profanity and advising the deputy not to touch him. Verbal commands were not obeyed. The subject attempted to pull away from the deputy.

A struggle began and the deputy took the subject to the ground. The subject began wrestling/fighting the deputy. A Good Samaritan assisted the deputy and cuffs were placed on the subject. Brewer was identified and placed in the patrol vehicle.

“An investigation showed that Brewer was almost struck by an 18-wheeler when he was in the middle of SH 146. The Good Samaritan had pulled over to check on Brewer. As the Good Samaritan was exiting his vehicle, Brewer approached him with a large knife swinging it in a threatening manner. The Good Samaritan pulled out a pistol from his vehicle to deter Brewer from approaching him. Brewer did stop when he saw the pistol. Another Good Samaritan that knew Brewer talked him into dropping the knife before law enforcement arrived,” the LCSO report states.

Brewer was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Second Degree Felony. He was transported to the Liberty County Jail without incident. This is Brewer’s second arrest by the sheriff’s office within two months. On June 27, 2020, he was arrested on a robbery charge after he reportedly attempted to rob an off-duty Liberty County sheriff’s captain at the Hull Drive-in Grocery store on FM 770 just south of FM 834.

At the time of his second arrest, Brewer was out on bond.

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