Deputies: Man shot with own gun during robbery attempt

Suspect arrested by deputies

Richard Charles Holcomb

GALVESTON – Deputies arrested a man who, they said, was shot with his own weapon during a home invasion and robbery.

Galveston County sheriff's deputies identified the man as Richard Charles Holcomb, 32, of Alvin.

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The home invasion happened Sunday in the 200 block of Shady Bend Court near F.M. 517 West, west of Dickinson, officials said.

Holcomb remained in jail on Monday on a $250,000 bond on a charge of aggravated robbery


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