NEWS BITES for Aug. 13, 2024
The Grant County Sheriff’s Department surrounds the vehicle of a suspect who allegedly pointed a handgun at three people in George Saturday. The suspect refused to exit the vehicle resulting in pepper balls and flash grenades being discharged. The suspect is in custody and booked at Grant County Jail.
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GEORGE — A man allegedly pointed a handgun at three people in the town of George on Saturday, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The suspect left with another man in a blue Ford Explorer on Road 1 Southwest. A vehicle matching the suspect’s vehicle description was found near South Frontage Road West and Road 1 Southwest. When the deputies arrived, the suspect was inside the vehicle but refused to exit or obey commands. After ignoring commands from deputies, two flash grenades were discharged outside the vehicle and deterrent aerosol projectiles were introduced inside the vehicle. Fredesvindo Alvarado Martinez, 25, George, was in custody at 6:55 p.m. on Sunday and lodged at Grant County Jail. He is being treated for exposure to a deployed pepper ball. The other man was released after questioning.
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