Man arrested following 4-hour standoff in Ammon home
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The following is a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.
AMMON – At approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, Bonneville County sheriff’s deputies and Idaho Falls police officers arrived at an address on Wanda St. in Ammon to locate suspects in an earlier disturbance in Idaho Falls.
Deputies took a female adult into custody and learned that a male adult was barricaded inside the residence and was possibly armed.
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At that time, deputies secured the area and the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team was activated. Deputies attempted to contact the male, who did not respond. After obtaining a search warrant, deputies entered the residence and began to search for the man, ultimately locating him in the basement with the assistance of a K-9.
The man was taken into custody and transported by ambulance to the hospital for a dog bite injury, after which he will be booked into the Bonneville County Jail on multiple outstanding misdemeanors and felony warrants.
Deputies were on scene for approximately 4 hours and no other people or residents in the area were injured. The incident is still under investigation and more information will be released Sunday.