Denton is about 11 miles southwest of Aubrey.
Authorities in Denton arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday afternoon after he allegedly broke into a residence, threatened a woman with a knife, and took her car. The suspect, identified as Arturo Lara, was taken into custody around 3:10 p.m. on July 2, concluding a search that began earlier that morning.
The incident started when members of the U.S. Marshals Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a federal probation revocation warrant on Lara in the 700 block of Hercules Lane. According to police, Lara fled the scene in a vehicle and evaded initial capture efforts.
Around 9:15 a.m., a caller reported seeing a man in a backyard in the 1900 block of Williamsburg Row. Responding officers located the vehicle Lara had allegedly used to escape earlier. A K9 unit and officers searched the area but did not find him at that time.
The situation changed around 11:20 a.m. when police received a report of a home invasion in the 2000 block of Mistywood Lane. Investigators stated that a man matching Lara’s description forced entry into a woman’s home. The suspect pushed the resident, threatened her with a knife, and stole her vehicle. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
