Tear Gassed! Lubbock Man Arrested After Hours-Long SWAT Standoff

A man in Lubbock was recently arrested after engaging in a standoff with local law enforcement and SWAT at his home. He was finally arrested after tear gas was deployed, forcing him out of his house.

Lubbock Standoff Ending in Tear Gas

According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock Police Department responded to multiple calls of a man walking the street while waving a gun around.  Felix Rodriguez Jimenez, 40, was believed to be the man in question.

After Jimenez refused to leave his home, officers engaged additional SWAT response, including a negotiator.

LPD attempted to limit the barricade to strictly include the house, but nearby streets were also blocked off for large portions of the night, reported Lubbock Avalanche.

Following an hours-long negotiation attempt, LPD SWAT eventually administered a chemical agent into Jimenez’s home, forcing him to exit. Felix Jimenez was then placed into custody and arrested early morning Saturday. He is charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. He is held at the Lubbock County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond.

Why is Tear Gas so Effective?

When law enforcement administer chemical agents to one or more individuals, it is most likely tear gas. According to the National Library of Medicine, tear gas, along with pepper spray, belong to a group of riot control agents that provide a non-lethal option for “subduing combative subjects as well as crowd control.”

Side effects of such options include searing eye pain, excessive tears, skin irritation and breathing difficulties. If you want to get really technical, the standard tear gasses are made up of—now bear with me—o- chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, chloroacetophenone, and dibenzoxazepine … Imagine these on a spelling bee.

In layman’s terms: spray hurt and no good; no touchy.