Woman rescued, suspect arrested in Aubrey area after 24-hour police standoff ends
By Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle
April 22, 2026 at 4:58 AM CDT
The Aubrey Police Department reports that one woman was rescued and a male suspect was arrested at an Aubrey-area home after being held hostage for more than 24 hours.
A social media post indicates that around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, an FBI Hostage Rescue Team made entry into the residence on Thoroughbred Drive, taking the suspect, 57-year-old Michael David Miller of Aubrey, into custody.
Miller is being held in the Denton County Jail on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping using a hostage, burglary of a habitation, unlawful restraint, and violation of bond or a protective order.
He remains in the jail as of 7:30 a.m. with his bail not currently set.
Aubrey police report that the victim was evaluated on scene and later transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
The Police Department's post said the shelter-in-place order is lifted for residents near the scene, although police activity in the area could continue into Wednesday morning.
The department said the incident stemmed from a domestic relationship, and Miller and the woman know one another.
Miller previously lived at the address in the 12100 block of Thoroughbred Drive, according to court documents, but now reportedly resides elsewhere in Aubrey.
Aubrey police have had contact with Miller prior to the hostage incident. Aubrey officers previously arrested him on March 18 on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Miller was held in the county jail until April 11, when he posted a $50,000 bail and released.
The warrant for his previous arrest states Miller's girlfriend filed a police report on March 2 alleging that, in December, Miller threatened her life at gunpoint, and that she feared for her and her children.
She provided Aubrey police with a recording of conversation from December in which she confronted Miller about the aggravated assault and he did not deny it, according to the affidavit.
The woman obtained a protective order against Miller on March 2, according to the affidavit.
No affidavits were yet filed with Denton County for the hostage incident at the Thoroughbred Drive residence from Monday night.
The Aubrey Police Department reported Miller called 911 and threatened two shoot a woman and girl.
He released a girl from the home early Tuesday morning, the Aubrey Police Department reports.
At about 11:30 p.m. Monday, Aubrey officers were dispatched to a deadly conduct call in the 12100 block of Thoroughbred Drive in the Foree Ranch subdivision, near Providence Village
Aubrey police reported that the 911 caller told dispatchers he had two female hostages and weapons. He allegedly said he would shoot them if officers approached.
The call disconnected, and he did not answer follow-up calls.
Aubrey officers arrived at the home and attempted to contact the caller multiple times but were unsuccessful. Aubrey activated its Special Operations Response Team.
At about 1:16 a.m. Tuesday morning, a juvenile female exited the home while a woman remained inside.
The department stated that the information the girl shared prompted officers to call for assistance from the Denton Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team.
Denton SWAT members arrived at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Most Denton SWAT members were relieved around 11 a.m. as the McKinney Police Department’s SWAT team began assisting.
The last of the Denton department’s personnel left the scene at about 2 p.m., Denton police spokesperson Amy Cunningham said.
McKinney police left the scene as the FBI took over assisting with negotiations Tuesday evening.
A social media post indicates that around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, an FBI Hostage Rescue Team made entry into the residence on Thoroughbred Drive, taking the suspect, 57-year-old Michael David Miller of Aubrey, into custody.
Miller is being held in the Denton County Jail on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping using a hostage, burglary of a habitation, unlawful restraint, and violation of bond or a protective order.
He remains in the jail as of 7:30 a.m. with his bail not currently set.
Aubrey police report that the victim was evaluated on scene and later transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
The Police Department's post said the shelter-in-place order is lifted for residents near the scene, although police activity in the area could continue into Wednesday morning.
The department said the incident stemmed from a domestic relationship, and Miller and the woman know one another.
Miller previously lived at the address in the 12100 block of Thoroughbred Drive, according to court documents, but now reportedly resides elsewhere in Aubrey.
Aubrey police have had contact with Miller prior to the hostage incident. Aubrey officers previously arrested him on March 18 on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Miller was held in the county jail until April 11, when he posted a $50,000 bail and released.
The warrant for his previous arrest states Miller's girlfriend filed a police report on March 2 alleging that, in December, Miller threatened her life at gunpoint, and that she feared for her and her children.
She provided Aubrey police with a recording of conversation from December in which she confronted Miller about the aggravated assault and he did not deny it, according to the affidavit.
The woman obtained a protective order against Miller on March 2, according to the affidavit.
No affidavits were yet filed with Denton County for the hostage incident at the Thoroughbred Drive residence from Monday night.
The Aubrey Police Department reported Miller called 911 and threatened two shoot a woman and girl.
He released a girl from the home early Tuesday morning, the Aubrey Police Department reports.
At about 11:30 p.m. Monday, Aubrey officers were dispatched to a deadly conduct call in the 12100 block of Thoroughbred Drive in the Foree Ranch subdivision, near Providence Village
Aubrey police reported that the 911 caller told dispatchers he had two female hostages and weapons. He allegedly said he would shoot them if officers approached.
The call disconnected, and he did not answer follow-up calls.
Aubrey officers arrived at the home and attempted to contact the caller multiple times but were unsuccessful. Aubrey activated its Special Operations Response Team.
At about 1:16 a.m. Tuesday morning, a juvenile female exited the home while a woman remained inside.
The department stated that the information the girl shared prompted officers to call for assistance from the Denton Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team.
Denton SWAT members arrived at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Most Denton SWAT members were relieved around 11 a.m. as the McKinney Police Department’s SWAT team began assisting.
The last of the Denton department’s personnel left the scene at about 2 p.m., Denton police spokesperson Amy Cunningham said.
McKinney police left the scene as the FBI took over assisting with negotiations Tuesday evening.