A man in Clovis has been arrested in connection with a SWAT operation. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, around 8:17 p.m., officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in progress at 3908 Weston Street.Officers responded to the scene to find a man running into a residence while holding a handgun. The male told officers he had additional firearms inside the residence and told officers to shoot him. Officers then found that the subject was intoxicated.The SWAT team arrived and assumed control of the incident and attempted to establish contact with the subject, who was later identified as 27-year-old Reggie Burgos Jr. During negotiations, Burgos repeatedly taunted officers by opening and closing the front door, yelling obscenities, and intermittently pointing a handgun in the direction of officers on scene.After several hours, Burgos stopped responding to negotiators, and the SWAT team deployed chemical munitions and was able to persuade Burgos to leave the residence.Burgos was treated for the chemical munitions and transported to the Curry County Adult Detention Center. He was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, a third-degree felony.Detectives with the Clovis Police Department Special Operations Unit searched the residence and recovered the handgun used during the incident.
A man in Clovis has been arrested in connection with a SWAT operation.
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, around 8:17 p.m., officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in progress at 3908 Weston Street.
Officers responded to the scene to find a man running into a residence while holding a handgun. The male told officers he had additional firearms inside the residence and told officers to shoot him. Officers then found that the subject was intoxicated.
The SWAT team arrived and assumed control of the incident and attempted to establish contact with the subject, who was later identified as 27-year-old Reggie Burgos Jr. During negotiations, Burgos repeatedly taunted officers by opening and closing the front door, yelling obscenities, and intermittently pointing a handgun in the direction of officers on scene.
After several hours, Burgos stopped responding to negotiators, and the SWAT team deployed chemical munitions and was able to persuade Burgos to leave the residence.
Burgos was treated for the chemical munitions and transported to the Curry County Adult Detention Center. He was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, a third-degree felony.
Detectives with the Clovis Police Department Special Operations Unit searched the residence and recovered the handgun used during the incident.
