Texas man gets in shootout with a robot, loses and is then arrested in wild video
Wild footage showed a Texas man’s outrageous attempt to outsmart a police robot that ended with him being tear-gassed and rammed by the droid.
Felix Delarosa, 39, was arrested after he opened fire on police in Lubbock, Texas, with the incident turning into a SWAT standoff, according to local station KCBD.
Delarosa opened fire on anti-gang cops who tried to make contact with him at a hotel he was staying at, and repeatedly refused orders from SWAT negotiators.
This prompted police to send in their bomb squad robot, which was also shot at by the wanted man.
As the bot approached Delarosa’s room, the former inmate could be seen stepping outside to cover the bot with what appeared to be either a blanket or towel.
Epic fail: Texas man rammed by police robot after shooting at police in Lubbock, Texas
Delarosa appeared to think he had bested the machine, but the officer controlling it shook off the fabric and deployed tear gas into his room through an open window.
The convict could then be seen crawling out through the open window and dropping onto the floor.
A disoriented Delarosa covered his face and struggled to get up but the robot then started driving over him, pulling his shorts down and exposing red underwear.
It continue to ram him and eventually pinned him against a wall so that SWAT officers could safely move in and make an arrest.
Delarosa is now charged with aggravated assault against a public servant following a standoff that lasted nearly two hours.
Felix Delarosa, 39, was arrested after he opened fire on police in Lubbock, Texas which turned into a SWAT standoff
Delarosa failed to follow police orders, but did step out of his room waving a Bible in the air
Police said Delarosa fired on officers multiple times
The wanted man later tried to defeat a police report by covering it with a blanket
Police had originally gone to look for Delarosa because there was a warrant out for his arrest due to a parole violation for tampering with his electronic monitoring device.
In 2017, Delarosa was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance.
Delarosa was released from prison and placed on parole in April 2022, according to state prison records.