Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
On July 8, around 4:20 a.m., Deputy Mingus spotted Jacob Daniel Caldwell walking down Highway 19 and stopped to check on him. Instead of a calm conversation, the deputy was met with a flare gun being fired directly at his patrol car.
Caldwell continued with odd behavior by removing his pants, throwing money at Deputy Mingus, and refusing to comply. Deputy Mingus deployed his taser, twice, but Caldwell continued to pull out the probes. Eventually he was taken into custody.
Caldwell—who is a convicted felon—was arrested and charged with:
Firing a missile into a dwelling, vehicle, building, or aircraft
Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
Possession of a weapon or ammo by a convicted felon
Resisting without violence
He later admitted to firing the flare gun. Caldwell was transported to the Gold Star Hotel.
On July 8, around 4:20 a.m., Deputy Mingus spotted Jacob Daniel Caldwell walking down Highway 19 and stopped to check on him. Instead of a calm conversation, the deputy was met with a flare gun being fired directly at his patrol car.
Caldwell continued with odd behavior by removing his pants, throwing money at Deputy Mingus, and refusing to comply. Deputy Mingus deployed his taser, twice, but Caldwell continued to pull out the probes. Eventually he was taken into custody.
Caldwell—who is a convicted felon—was arrested and charged with:
Firing a missile into a dwelling, vehicle, building, or aircraft
Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
Possession of a weapon or ammo by a convicted felon
Resisting without violence
He later admitted to firing the flare gun. Caldwell was transported to the Gold Star Hotel.
