Man Arrested in Connection With Shooting of Watauga Police Officer

Britt Moody was arrested Thursday after police tracked him to a Fort Worth motel

Watauga Police Department

A man is in custody in connection with a shooting incident in Watauga on Monday.

Britt Jacoby Moody was arrested Thursday after police tracked him to a Fort Worth motel.

According to Watauga police, Moody surrendered peacefully.

Police said Moody shot one officer and ran over another officer's foot while trying to avoid arrest on Monday night.

Moody is charged with two accounts of attempted capital murder of a police officer, one charge of aggravated assault on a peace officer, and one charge of evading arrest.

His bond is currently set at $2,120,000.

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