Police identify man they say held 2 women hostage for hours | KVII

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Amarillo police identified the man they said held two women hostage for hours.

Johnny Lee Allen is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/public servant, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and evading arrest. (Credit: Potter County Jail)

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo police identified the man they said held two women hostage for hours.

Johnny Allen, 36, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/public servant, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and evading arrest.

Police said it all started around 7 p.m. when they tried to make a traffic stop on a stolen pickup.

Allen, who police said was armed with a gun, hopped out of the truck and ran into a home in the 1900 block of N. Adams Street.

A second suspect in the truck, Jerome Snyder, 40, was arrested and charged with evading arrest.

Police learned there were two women inside the home. Allen refused to come out and would not let the women leave.

SWAT team negotiators were able to establish communication with Allen and talked with one of the victims.

Around 11:30 p.m., Allen agreed to come out, but instead tried to steal a car from the garage, according to police.

SWAT immediately entered the home and arrested Allen.

The two hostages were rescued. Police said they were not injured.

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According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Allen was sentenced in 2016 to five years in prison for burglary of a habitation and 16 months for theft of property.

He served eight months before being paroled in June 2017.