CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – UPDATE 8/5/21 5 p.m.: The Corpus Christi Police Department says 20-year-old Joshua Powell, who was sought in connection with the serious injury of a law enforcement officer, is in custody. No other information was relased.
CCPD will provide more details on the arrest as they become available.
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BREAKING Joshua Powell is in custody. We will provide more details as they are made available for release.
Posted by Corpus Christi Police Department on Thursday, August 5, 2021
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The Corpus Christi Police Department is searching for Joshua Powell, 20, in connection with the serious injury of a law enforcement officer, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Powell is described as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He has dreadlocks and tattoos on his left arm, DPS said.
Powell was last seen wearing a dark shirt and khaki pants in the 5900 block of Weber Road in Corpus Christi at 2:14 p.m. Wednesday, according to DPS.
Police are also searching for a green 1999 Buick Regal with Texas license plate CSC1880.
Law enforcement officers believe the vehicle is associated “with the serious injury of an officer, involving a serious risk or threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel,” DPS said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Corpus Christi police at 361-886-2802.
