SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — A Shelter-In-Place has been lifted in Sierra Vista as law enforcement were able to get two people out of a home following a SWAT situation.
KGUN 9's Alexis Ramanjulu was on the scene and learned officials were executing a search warrant around 6 p.m. Tuesday near S. Lariat Road and E. Corral Drive. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office issued a shelter in place since the incident was a threat to the community. Around 6:45 p.m., the shelter in place was lifted.
Two people were taken into custody, according to officials. Law enforcement tells KGUN 9 a helicopter was on scene, which is said to have alerted the two suspects. That is when they went inside and barricaded themselves in a home. Officials were able to deploy a bean bag that led to the two surrendering, ending a short stand-off.
According to law enforcement on scene, the suspects were a man and a woman. The male suspect had multiple warrants, one from Sierra Vista Police for failure to yield and endangerment stemming from a pursuit involving officers earlier this month. He was booked into the Cochise County Jail for was booked into the jail on warrants for failure to appear, unlawful flight from law enforcement, endangerment, and unlawful imprisonment.
The woman was arrested on a warrant from Maricopa County for failure to appear.
The Cochise County Regional SWAT team was used because the man had fled law enforcement before.
