Davilla man arrested for assault of deputy

A Milam County Sheriff’s Deputy was taken to the hospital on Jan. 30 after being assaulted by a theft suspect in the Davilla area. 

According to Milam County Sheriff Chris White, at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday the Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen reporting that a man had just stolen his dog and was walking on FM 487 towards the Davilla Cemetery. 

White said Deputy Ryan Blankemeier arrived and approached the man who the victim had identified. Without warning the subject immediately began to resist the deputy’s efforts to detain him. The subject began violently beating Blankemeier with his fists striking him several times in the face. 

Blankemeier was able to recover from the blows and physically restrain the subject and get him into handcuffs. Additional back up units of deputies, DPS troopers and the Milam County Game Warden all responded and arrived five to ten minutes after the deputy had regained control of the suspect. 

White said Blankemeier was transported to Scott and White in Temple for treatment of his injuries. He was released from the hospital after X-rays and a CT scan showed no broken bones or fractures. 

The suspect was later identified as Brian Schoenfeldt, 41 of Hutto. He was transported to the Milam County Jail and booked for Resisting Arrest and Assault on a Public Servant.