Harris County deputies arrest suspect in killing of Houston-area officer

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA NEWS) – A man accused of killing a Houston-area police officer has been arrested.

Twenty-one-year-old Tavores Dewayne Henderson was taken into custody without incident Thursday. He’s accused of killing Nassau Bay Police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan with his car as he fled after a traffic stop Tuesday night.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert Wednesday and a $20,000 reward was offered for information leading to his arrest.

Acting on a Crime Stoppers tip, Harris County Deputies located Henderson in a neighborhood near Southeast Houston Thursday. They surrounded the home and talked him into surrendering peacefully.