UPDATE: Kingwood SWAT Standoff Ends with Fugitive Arrest Near Be

UPDATE: Kingwood SWAT Standoff Ends with Fugitive Arrest Near Bear Branch ElementaryThe heavy law enforcement response near Bear Branch Elementary School in Kingwood yesterday, August 20th has ended with a wanted suspect in custody. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, 38-year-old Travis Lamar Bingham was located at a residence on Garden Lake Drive near Tree Lane as members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a felony warrant. HCSO SWAT responded after Bingham allegedly refused to come out of the residence.Bingham was taken into custody shortly after 10:15 AM. Authorities said the warrant involved a sex-offense-related case. The Lavaca County Attorney's Office also reported that Bingham had been scheduled for trial in April on a charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender but allegedly failed to appear.Because the residence is directly adjacent to Bear Branch Elementary, Humble ISD placed the campus under a Secure the Perimeter status while law enforcement worked nearby. The incident did not occur on school property, and HCSO said students and staff remained safe. Classes near the front of the building were reportedly moved farther inside as an additional precaution. The U.S. Marshals Service and HCSO SWAT were involved in the operation. At least one other person was reportedly arrested at the residence, although no additional information about that arrest has been released.An arrest, warrant and charge are allegations. Bingham is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the legal process.