A Waller County man remains in custody in the Harris County Jail after being arrested last weekend at his Buller Road home on kidnapping charges.
Waller County sheriff’s deputies, the Waller County SWAT team and Houston police officers arrested Michael James Deluca, 39, after his reported victim led officers to his home.
According to police reports, Deluca abducted the victim from a location in Houston and brought her to his Waller County home against her will. The victim subsequently escaped and contacted officers working traffic control at a road construction project. The victim then led police to the home where she was reportedly held.
Deluca was taken into custody following a brief foot pursuit.
Some area residents living near the scene of the arrest saw the police activity and SWAT presence and thought a hostage incident was taking place. Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith said his department used the county’s “Code Red” emergency alert system to notify residents about the situation, as well as to inform them when the scene had been cleared.
Deluca is also a registered sex offender.
According to the Texas DPS Sex Offender Database, Deluca was found guilty of sexual assault of a 14-year-old child in 1993. He was sentenced to six years in prison for that crime.
But I thought when you lived in the country there was no crime…Will anything good ever happen in Waller County?
Maybe Mikel will learn how to spell “county” in Waller county.