On today’s date (11-07-2025), at approximately 8:30am, the New Braunfels Police Department responded to a residence in the 800 block of Porter Street for reports of an armed individual making threats. Officers arrived and briefly made contact with the male suspect before he went inside the residence and refused to cooperate with officers.
The area was secured and the New Braunfels Police Department Command Center, the NBPD Crisis Negotiations Team, and the NBPD SWAT Team were called to the scene. It was determined that the offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon had occurred so search and arrest warrants were obtained. It was also determined that there were no other individuals within the residence and the incident was confined to a single home.
Over the course of the approximately four-hour incident, NBPD negotiated with the suspect, identified as 33-year old Mark Joseph Freaney of New Braunfels. At approximately 12:30pm, the NBPD SWAT Team entered the home and placed the suspect under arrest without further incident. The suspect is being transported to the Comal County Jail and is being charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (TPC 22.02 (a)(2) - a 2nd degree felony).
There were no injuries to officers or civilians during this event. Investigators remain on scene and the public is asked to avoid the area until the scene has been released. This is believed to be an isolated incident and there are no additional threats to the community.