Police the received a tip that Tavores Dewayne Henderson was in a house on the 4200 block of Heritage Trail Drive in Houston.
As law enforcement surrounded the house, \"(Tiffany Henderson) informed officers that she wanted the opportunity to tell her son, Tavores Henderson, to surrender. (Tiffany Henderson) was allowed to speak to Tavores Henderson and he responded by surrendering himself,\" according to the criminal complaint.
The alleged cop killer was taken into custody Thursday afternoon \"without incident,\" police said.
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PHOTO: Tavores Dewayne Henderson, the suspect in the slaying of police officer Kaila Sullivan, is pictured in a photo shared to Twitter by Captain John Shannon of the Harris County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 12, 2019.
The mother, who has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2001, was held on a $50,000 bond at a preliminary court appearance Friday morning, according to court records.
Wheeler, who is the alleged getaway driver, told investigators that he lied to \"because I was scared,\" according to the criminal complaint. He posted a $10,000 bond, according to court records.
Both mom and Wheeler are expected back in court on Dec. 16.
Before a judge saw Henderson for the underlying case that escalated the traffic stop to an attempted arrest, officers restrained his wrist behind his back Sullivan's handcuffs. The alleged cop killer was held on $150,000 for the assault charge and is expected back in court on Saturday for the upgraded capital murder charge, according to court records.
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