Office of the Chief of Police
ELLIS—On 06/11/2022, The Ellis Police Department was dispatched to the Ellis Municipal Pool in the 300 block of Taylor Street, for a reported Criminal Threat.
Hays Communications received a call from a pool employee who reported that a male, later identified as Robert Allen Brack, 59, of Ellis was at the pool making racially charged statements toward other pool patrons.
When Brack was asked to leave, he stated that he was going to retrieve a firearm and harm pool patrons.
Officers located Brack, on foot, in the area of the 400 block of Taylor. Upon seeing Law Enforcement, Brack attempted to flee.
Brack was stopped and detained, and further investigation of the threat was initiated.
Upon speaking with patrons of the pool, probable cause was developed and Brack was arrested on suspicion of Criminal Threat, Disorderly Conduct, and Felony Interference with Law Enforcement.
I would like to thank the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, Hays Communications, and the public, who reported this threat, which allowed for a quick resolution to this incident.