Huntsville Police officers made seven arrests and handled several reports Monday into early Tuesday, according to the department’s shift report for October 26, 2026. At 10:33 a.m. Monday, officers in the 1000 block of El Road arrested Jkaiden Jakarvis Cornell Merchant on a Houston Police Department warrant for organized retail theft. At 6:18 p.m., officers responding to a domestic call at 2830 Lake Road arrested a juvenile, known to the victim, for assault family violence, a Class A misdemeanor. At 7:57 p.m., a welfare concern call at 277 Interstate 45 South ended with Wesley Faircloth being arrested for public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor. At 9:57 p.m., officers in the 1900 block of Sam Houston Avenue arrested Sachtuel Glover for driving with an invalid license and previous convictions, a Class B misdemeanor. At 10:33 p.m., officers in the 2700 block of Montgomery Road arrested Tyree Swindell on charges of possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; possession of a dangerous drug and unlawful carrying of a weapon, both Class A misdemeanors; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Early Tuesday, officers arrested Sheldon Nelson in the 1900 block of Sam Houston Avenue for possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 2, a state jail felony, and possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. At 1:39 a.m. Tuesday, officers at Avenue M and 11th Street arrested Mario Cardenas for driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 2, a third-degree felony. Officers also took several reports during the shift. A wallet was reported stolen at 280 FM 2821 West about 2:57 p.m. Monday, and no suspect has been identified. At 10:37 p.m., officers responded to a domestic disturbance at 236 Magnolia Way, where a juvenile known to the victim was reported to have assaulted a family member. Officers worked four minor crashes along Sam Houston Avenue and Interstate 45. One of those, at 141 Interstate 45 South at 5:18 p.m., was a hit-and-run in which one of the two drivers fled. None of the crashes produced injuries. Shortly after midnight Tuesday, Huntsville officers assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety with a narcotics investigation in the 2800 block of Sam Houston Avenue. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
