Utah
Standoff on I-15 in southern Utah ends with two in custody
The Utah Freeway Patrol says two individuals are in custody following a standoff on I-15 in southern Utah Saturday night that compelled the closure of the freeway in each instructions. (Laura Seitz, Deseret Information)
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CEDAR CITY — Two individuals are in custody after a standoff in Iron County Saturday night compelled the closure of I-15 in each instructions for a time, the Utah Freeway Patrol mentioned.
A stolen Lamborghini out of Las Vegas was stopped at milepost 52 in Iron County on northbound I-15, in response to the Utah Freeway Patrol. The Las Vegas dealership the car was taken from was utilizing expertise contained in the car to trace the automobile.
The Utah Freeway Patrol says it was knowledgeable the people within the car had been probably armed and harmful. In consequence, the Iron County Metro SWAT workforce, and a Division of Public Security helicopter had been referred to as in to help with the cease.
Utah Freeway Patrol troopers carried out the high-risk cease. A female and male contained in the car had been ordered out of the car by the troopers. Nonetheless, each occupants of the automobile weren’t compliant and refused to exit the car, the freeway patrol mentioned.
The Utah Freeway Patrol says finally the 2 occupants exited the car however continued to be non-compliant. The Iron County Metro SWAT workforce used a taser to take the male suspect into custody, the Utah Freeway Patrol mentioned.
The Utah Freeway Patrol advised KSL NewsRadio that solely the male suspect was tasered. Nonetheless, each the female and male are in police custody.
I-15 has since reopened in each instructions.