Houston teen who bonded after shooting at cop arrested again for armed robbery spree

Daniel Hoskins, 17, was charged with four counts of aggravated robbery April 17, 2019, after allegedly participating in a robbery spree while on bond for allegedly shooting at a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy in January 2019. less Daniel Hoskins, 17, was charged with four counts of aggravated robbery April 17, 2019, after allegedly participating in a robbery spree while on bond for allegedly shooting at a Harris County Sheriff's Office ... more Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Houston teen who bonded after shooting at cop arrested again for armed robbery spree 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

A teenager on bond for allegedly shooting at a Harris County sheriff's deputy is back in jail after an armed robbery spree at several convenience stores last week.

Daniel Hoskins was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer after a January officer-involved shooting, which injured Hoskins, court records show. Hoskins, 17, was released on a $75,000 bond on March 6, days after a grand jury indicted him on the first-degree felony charge, according to court records.

Then, on Wednesday, April 17, Hoskins was pegged for four armed robberies at several convenience stores in north Harris County using a car and pistol he confessed to stealing, prosecutors said in court. Two others – Deshawn Bloomfied and Deshawn Tolder, both 17 – are also charged in the robbery spree while one other suspect is still on the run, records show.

Hoskins turned 17 years old about a month before he was accused in a similar string of robberies.

On Dec. 31, 2018, Hoskin and at least three others allegedly robbed a Frenchy's restaurant. They were also suspected of robbing a Valero gas station on Jan. 10, court records show.

After the Valero robbery, Hoskins and the other suspects were reportedly spotted in a black Toyota SUV in north Harris County, as deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Public Safety officers were hot on their trail, police said in a criminal complaint.

A DPS helicopter spotted the Toyota in a neighborhood near Cypress Station and FM 1960 as Hoskins jumped out, and stole a Volkswagen, records show. The DPS pilot radioed the info to deputies on the streets for them to try and pull it over, records show.

A deputy who caught up with Hoskins tried to pull him over, but the teenager crashed into another car at the intersection of Cypress Station and FM 1960 and started running from the scene, court records show.

The deputy jumped out of his patrol car and chased Hoskins, drawing his gun and shouting for him to stop, police said in the complaint. Hoskins allegedly pulled out a pistol and opened fire toward the deputy, but missed, records show.

The deputy returned fire, striking Hoskins. Despite the gunshot wound, Hoskins managed to outrun the deputy but was eventually arrested after being dropped off at an area hospital, records show.

Another suspect in the December and January robbery spree, 17-year-old Savonta Peters, helped identify Hoskins. Peters, who is also facing two aggravated robbery charges for the Dec. 31, 2018, and Jan. 10 robberies, is currently out on bond records show.

It is unclear if anyone else in the earlier robbery spree was charged.

Hoskins appears to have committed the recent robberies with a new group of suspects, court records show.

He told deputies after his arrest that he stole a car to use for the robberies and found a pistol in the center console, prosecutors said in court. Hoskins, Bloomfield, Tolder and at least one other suspect started the spree at 3:09 a.m. Wednesday, robbing a Stripes convenience store in the 11300 block of Jones Road, prosecutors said.

Then at 3:49 a.m., they hit up the Circle K store in the 2200 block of FM 1960 West before knocking off another Stripes store in the 22000 block of Kuykendahl, prosecutors said

They ended their spree at a Cricket cell phone store in the 1200 block of Antoine, prosecutors said. Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies caught up to the suspect moments after the cell phone store robbery, chasing them until they crashed out along Spears Road and fled on foot, authorities said.

Deputies captured Hoskins, Bloomfield and Tolder but were unable to arrest the fourth suspect. Bloomfield is being held in the Harris County Jail with a total bond amount of $160,000, court records show.

Hoskins and Tolder are being held with no bond.

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