CALDWELL, Idaho — The Caldwell Police Department said Monday that officers evacuated the Walmart Neighborhood Market at Ustick Road and South 10th Avenue because a "wanted suspect," armed with a handgun, was inside the store.
The police department said Monday night that 34-year-old Cody Burnett was arrested after a three-hour standoff.
"Today at 1:20 p.m., officers were called to a dispute in the area of 4900 block of Pioneer Ave. Officers arrived but the man had left. Officers canvassed the area but he was not located. The reporting party said he was a felon and he was armed. At 2 p.m., an employee at the Walmart called to report a suspicious man in the restroom. Police responded and recognized the man as the suspect from the earlier dispute call," CPD stated.
Burnett is charged with malicious injury to property and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
“I am very proud of the swift, professional response that directly led to the safe apprehension of this violent suspect surrendering without incident. It is incidents like this that solidify the professionalism our officers display on a daily basis,” Rex Ingram, Caldwell Chief of Police said.
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