SWAT Team Assists in Arrest of Wanted Suspect at Texarkana Hotel

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 5:58 AM

A man wanted on multiple felony charges is in custody after a SWAT operation at a Texarkana hotel.

A man wanted on multiple felony charges is in custody after a SWAT operation at a Texarkana hotel.

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department's SWAT Team assisted the 8 South Drug Task Force in serving a felony arrest warrant at the OYO Hotel on North State Line Avenue.

Authorities say 37-year-old Timothy Spencer was taken into custody without incident. Spencer was wanted on charges including residential burglary, possession of a firearm by certain persons, two counts of theft of property, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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SWAT Team Assists in Arrest of Wanted Suspect at Texarkana Hotel

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