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Cochise County sheriff details regional SWAT response, long-running fugitive arrest and multiple local rescue and safety incidents
Summary
Sheriff Mark Daniels told KWCD radio’s First Watch on Sept. 20 that a regional SWAT team arrested an armed suspect after a multi‑hour standoff in the Hereford/Palominas area and that no one was hurt.
Sheriff Mark Daniels told KWCD radio’s First Watch on Sept. 20 that a regional SWAT team arrested an armed suspect after a multi‑hour standoff in the Hereford/Palominas area and that no one was hurt.
Daniels said the SWAT deployment — a regional effort that includes the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and other smaller agencies — required several hours of tactical work before officers took the suspect into custody. “Very fortunate nobody was hurt in that situation,” Daniels said.
The sheriff also described the long‑running search for a military defendant, identifying him by name as Captain Chris Wilkerson. Daniels said U.S. Marshals arrested Wilkerson in…
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