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Yahoo
06-05-2025
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Suspect in Odessa officer involved shooting faces new charges
Editor's Note: The video above first aired in January. ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A suspect shot by police earlier this year after he allegedly threatened a woman with a hammer has been arrested again on new charges in connection with the incident. Benjamin Fiedler has been charged with Burglary of a Habitation Intended Other Felony and four counts of Criminal Mischief; this is in addition to one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Against a Public Servant, charges that were levied against Fiedler in late January. According to an Odessa Police Department report, on January 30, 2025, officers responded to the 900 block of W 31st Street after a woman called 911 and asked for help. The woman told investigators that she was getting ready to leave her home and was loading up in her vehicle when an unknown man, later identified as Fiedler, approached her while wielding a hammer. The woman said Fiedler looked 'upset' and began running toward her with the hammer, which caused her to fear for her life. The woman said she ran from Fiedler and made it to her vehicle, but Fiedler continued to chase her as she drove way. In a news release after the shooting, OPD said that when officers responded to the 911 call, they tried to use non-lethal force, but it was not effective. Fiedler allegedly 'charged' at an officer who fired a single shot which struck Fiedler in the abdomen. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital for treatment and was arrested upon his release. He bonded out of jail in February but was arrested earlier this month on new charges. A newly released affidavit showed that Fiedler broke the windows out of at least two apartment homes, and that he also damaged another vehicle with the hammer and broke out windows on at least two additional vehicles before police arrived on the scene and tried to subdue him. In all, Fiedler reportedly caused about $30,000 worth of damage and harmed at least one resident who was cut by shattered glass. Fiedler was arrested on a warrant on May 2 and was released from custody the same day after posting a combined $37,5000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to Yourbasin.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect shot by OPD officer booked into jail
Feb. 7—A 32-year-old man shot by Odessa police last month is facing an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge in connection with another incident earlier in the day. According to an Odessa Police Department report released Friday, OPD officers and Texas Rangers were still at the scene where Benjamin Fiedler, 32, was shot when they became aware of a 28-year-old woman who had come into contact with Fiedler earlier that morning. The woman told police she was loading up her vehicle in the 900 block of West 30th Street and preparing to go to work when a man in a red sweater came running toward her, looking upset and carrying a hammer, the report stated. She said she ran away, but the man, later identified as Fiedler, kept coming after her. According to the report, the woman said she was able to get into her vehicle and drive away, but she saw Fiedler in her rear view mirror still running after her with the hammer. "(The woman) stated she had no idea who he was and was terrified in seeing Fiedler continuing to chase her with the weapon as she fled in her vehicle," the report stated. According to OPD, officers responded to a disturbance call in the 900 block of West 31st St. around 10 a.m. that same morning. They had been told a man armed with a hammer was attempting to get inside an apartment. When officers arrived, the man later identified as Fiedler, was non-compliant even after they used a Taser on him, police said. Fiedler charged at the officers, and one of the officers fired a single shot, striking the him in the abdomen. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital by Odessa Fire Rescue crews. The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting and the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave with pay until further notice which is standard practice. Jail records show Fiedler was booked into the Ector County jail on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Thursday. His bond has been set at $25,000.
