An hours-long standoff in the darkness of the high desert
came to a novel end when Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies used a
robot to stealthily snatch a rifle from an attempted murder suspect,
authorities said Thursday. Officials said the use of the robot to disarm a
violent suspect was unprecedented for the Sheriff's Department, and comes as
law enforcement agencies increasingly rely on military-grade technology to
reduce the risk of injury during confrontations with civilians.
"The robot was a game changer here," said Capt. Jack Ewell, a tactical expert with the Sheriff's Department -- the largest sheriff's department in the nation. "We didn't have to risk a deputy's life to disarm a very violent man."
It was only later when the robot came back to also pull down a wire barricade that the 51-year-old suspect realized his gun was gone.
"The robot was a game changer here," said Capt. Jack Ewell, a tactical expert with the Sheriff's Department -- the largest sheriff's department in the nation. "We didn't have to risk a deputy's life to disarm a very violent man."
It was only later when the robot came back to also pull down a wire barricade that the 51-year-old suspect realized his gun was gone.
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