CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect who police say held a woman hostage in the Oakland community over the weekend before the victim was removed safely and the suspect was pronounced dead.
Sheriff Brent Dickson says the investigation into the kidnapping led to an address located on County Road 2108 in the Oakland community. The suspect, identified as Scott Coe, 44, of Whitehouse, reportedly refused to leave the house or let his victim exit the residence.
Investigators and deputies determined Coe kidnapped the victim by force and barricaded in his residence. Coe also made numerous threats to kill his hostage and law enforcement.
Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, the victim was recovered by law enforcement and Coe was pronounced dead.
The sheriff's office sys the Texas Rangers have been brought in to investigate an officer-involved shooting.
"The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office will continue to investigate the kidnapping to assure that all parties involved are apprehended," Dickson said.
CBS19 has chosen not to identify the victim.
This incident comes a little over a week after the Henderson County Sheriff's Office arrested six people in connection with a reported kidnapping in which the female victim was tortured.
According to Sheriff Botie Hillhouse, the woman met the suspects online and moved in with them in Nov. 2021. Officials say when she wanted to leave, she was "severely tortured" and held against her will.
Read more about that story here.