Jerry Don Elders

Jerry Don Elders was born in Tarrant County Texas to Jerry Lee Elders and Donna Kaye Worrell, Jerry, age 27, married Amber (aka Amber Latiece Mason), age 28, on June 21 2008 in Tarrant County TX. There are records of Jerry D. Elders having lived in Fort Worth, Arlington, and Burleson TX On April 14 2021, Jerry Don Elders was being hunted in Burleson for carjacking a woman - who later died from her injuries - and shooting a police officer. He was described as white male, 5'11", 165 lbs, brown hair and blue eyes. Scroll down to read early reports of the incident: "Burleson Manhunt". Update 4/14/2021 afternoon: The man suspected of shooting a Burleson police officer multiple times during a traffic stop Wednesday morning and is likely involved in the death of a woman in Joshua is in custody, Burleson police say. Burleson Chief of Police Billy Cordell said Wednesday afternoon that they were looking for 39-year-old Jerry Don Elders in connection with the shootings and said he was to be considered "armed and dangerous." Cordell said just after 2 p.m. that shortly after issuing the Blue Alert investigators got a hit from a license plate reader in Denton County for the stolen Toyota Tacoma they believed Elders was driving. Officers in Gainesville located the truck on Interstate 35 and tried to make a traffic stop. The occupants of the truck tried to get away on foot and hide in a wooded area but were taken into custody, Cordell said. "The person we believe shot our officer and was likely involved in the death of a lady is in custody now," Cordell said. Elders will eventually be returned to Johnson County where he is expected to be held on a $1 million bond for the charge related to the officer's shooting. Elders is also wanted on an outstanding warrant for felony possession of a controlled substance prior to Wednesday's events. No other charges have been announced and it's not clear if Elders has representation. The officer, who has not yet been identified by the department, is in stable condition with injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening, Cordell said. The chief added Wednesday afternoon that the officer was struck in the chest, shoulder and neck, the latter being a through-and-through wound where the bullet exited the officer's body. "The officer, it's really a remarkable story," Cordell said, of the officer's survival. "It's an amazing story. I visited with him at the hospital, he is alert, he's in stable condition and speaking. We're just very thankful. It could have been a very different outcome. We're very thankful this officer is going to recover."