New information has been released regarding the Saturday, Feb. 14 shooting of a Wood County deputy, a state trooper with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), and a suspect who had six felony warrants.

Any time there is an in-custody death in Texas, the local law enforcement agency must file a custodial death report with the Texas Attorney General within 30 days. Wood County Sheriff’s Office Captain of Operations Michael Chilson filed the report regarding the incident on Feb. 23.

According to the report, the Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect, who died at 4:25 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, as 45-year-old Cody Joe Henderson. The names of the Wood County Deputy and the DPS Trooper have not yet been released. 

According to the office, several law enforcement personnel went to a home located at 3961 FM 2966, north of Quitman, to execute the warrants. Henderson, who barricaded himself inside the house, began firing at officers from a semi-automatic weapon.  He struck a Wood County deputy four times and a DPS state trooper once. According to the report, the officers were evacuated by patrol vehicles to nearby hospitals.

In the ensuing standoff, officers attempted to use “loud negotiations,” chemical munitions, and negotiation tactics, but Henderson would not surrender and exit the residence. After several hours, the residence was breached using an armored, mechanical apparatus.

Once the residence was breached, Henderson opened fire on law officers and the apparatus. When the breach point was large enough and more chemical munitions had been deployed, the report said that Henderson “again, refused to comply & pointed his firearm toward (law enforcement officers) that were deploying chemical munitions.” The report said that officers “discharged their rifles, neutralizing the threat.”

Henderson was ultimately taken into custody and taken to the Quitman Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 4:25 a.m. In the report, the death was categorized as a homicide, which includes justifiable homicide. The cause of death was firearm wounds.

The Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday morning that the Wood County deputy, whose name they are not ready to announce, has been released from the hospital and is at home doing well.

“(The deputy is) still recovering, but doing well,” said a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office. 

The incident also brought the Wood County Special Response Team and the Texas Rangers. 

Henderson had the following warrants on his record:

Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Theft of firearm.

Evading arrest with a vehicle.

Two warrants for possession of controlled substance.