Cochise County sheriff details home invasion and San Simon homicide investigation, highlights volunteers and drone pilot project

On KWCD's First Watch radio program, Sheriff Mark Danos provided updates on multiple public-safety matters in Cochise County, saying deputies are investigating an armed home invasion, pursuing a suspect in a fatal San Simon rest-area attack and piloting a federally supported drone program while recognizing volunteer teams that support search-and-rescue and community patrols.

Danos said investigators are working an armed-home-invasion case in which "four individuals wearing mask" forced entry into a residence. "We're we're coming. We're gonna find out who did this because this is something that we don't wanna make is well, okay. Well, I got away with it," he said, adding investigators currently have few leads and are continuing work on the case.

The sheriff also updated listeners on a February attack at the San Simon rest area that left a truck driver in critical condition. Danos said the victim had been on life support and "sadly, this week, he passed away." He said the sheriff's office executed a search warrant in Pennsylvania, that an indictment exists for the…