SAN ANGELO, TX — More information regarding the Buffalo Heights standoff last week has been released.
Larry Ballard, 73, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.
According to court documents, on June 18, 2025, a witness contacted the Tom Green County emergency dispatch stating the defendant, identified as Ballard, was threatening to commit suicide by overdosing on insulin. Two Tom Green County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the call.
Upon their arrival at 6:02 p.m. to Lakota Lane in the Buffalo Heights subdivision, the deputies stopped their patrol vehicles on the roadway to the north of the residence.
One deputy advised that Ballard had a gun, and the other deputy reported that Ballard has discharged his weapon in the deputies’ direction. Ballard fired at least six shots, one of which struck a Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle.
The sheriff’s deputies returned fire and struck Ballard in the hip.
Ballard retreated into the residence and barricaded himself inside. At 7:05 p.m., Ballard exited the residence and surrendered himself to law enforcement. He was taken into custody and transported to Shannon Medical Center for his gunshot wound.
Ballard was booked into the Tom Green County Jail on June 20, 2025, and has a $750,000 bond.
Below is more information regarding the Buffalo Heights standoff:
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