PRESS RELEASE
Detective Sergeant Shawn Fischer
Public Information Officer
(281) 420.7181 office
E-mail: Shawn.Fischer@Baytown.org
For Immediate Release: October 27th, 2008
GARRY BRUMBACK
City Manager
Hero’s stop robber who pulled a shotgun on Officers
BPD Case 2008-48124
On Sunday afternoon October 26th 2008 at approximately 1:50 P.M., Baytown Police responded to a robbery in progress at H.E.B supermarket located at 2200 N. Main Street. Officer George Drude, Corporal Bill Nelson, and Sergeant Chris Rymer responded within minutes. When the Officers entered the store, they observed a W/M holding a B/M in a bear hug near the courtesy both in the front of the store. The Officers told the W/M to release the B/M and he did. Sergeant Rymer grabbed the B/M, who was later identified as Kyle Tezino 11-12-60, and Tezino immediately pulled away from Sergeant Rymer. The three Officers then attempted to control Tezino to take him into custody. A violent struggle insured and Tezino pulled a sawed off shot gun out of the front of his waist band that was hidden inside his coveralls. Officers used tasers several times and they also struck Tezino several times with no effect. Officer Drude observed the barrel of the shot gun was pointed directly at the face of Sergeant Rymer. Tezino was attempting to rack a live round into the chamber when Officer Drude forced his thumb into the ejection port of the shot gun. A spent round ejected from the weapon during this time. This stopped Tezino from loading the weapon. The violent struggle continued and Officer Drude was finally able to take the shot gun from Tezino. Tezino was then taken into custody and transported to the Baytown City Jail.
Officers interviewed store employees who told them Tezino knocked on the back door to the courtesy booth. A female employee opened the door thinking it was a delivery driver that had just left. Tezino asked her for an employment application. She told him they were not hiring and attempted to close the door. Tezino then pushed against the door and was trying to get in. The employee started screaming for help. She was still pushing the door, but Tezino started to gain control and enter the room. She could hear another female employee screaming in the background. At this point, 42 year old Joseph Miller W/M of Baytown was checking out and immediately responded to the calls for help. Miller grabbed Tezino in a choke hold and pulled him away from the door. The first female employee called 911 as Miller bravely held onto the robber. Officers then arrived and secured Tezino.
The shotgun Tezino had was a Remington 870 Police Magnum modified shot gun with a fourteen inch barrel. The weapon is used for law enforcement and is illegal for civilian use. A cheif of the weapon revealed it was stolen from a United States Government vehicle.
Officer Nelson broke his right hand during the violent encounter and was treated at San Jacinto Hospital. His left hand was also swollen and scratched. Sergeant Rymer received an injury to his right hand and went to see the City of Baytown Doctor on this date to get an x-ray completed. Officer Drude had a small laceration from when he put his thumb in the ejection port of the shot gun. He did not require any medical treatment.
At this time Tezino has been charged with Aggravated Robbery through the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Baytown Detectives are investigating and addition charges may be filed at a later date.
