The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released video footage showing deputies using a drone to disarm a wanted parolee during a standoff last week.The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the man, identified as 30-year-old Austin Carter, was inside a home Thursday in the 4700 block of Goya Parkway, east of Franklin Boulevard. SWAT deputies surrounded the home and nearby residents were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, the sheriff’s office said.The sheriff’s office said deputies tried to arrest the wanted parolee, but he ran inside and hid in the garage.Police used a robot dog, a police K-9, and a drone to assist their efforts. The newly released footage shows a drone with a magnet attached to it flying into a home and pulling a knife from the man’s hand. He does not appear to resist the effort. Sgt. Edward Igoe with the sheriff’s office said Carter is a registered sex offender with a violent criminal history who had been involved in previous barricade incidents. The drone was deployed because Carter was earlier seen with a firearm and had not responded to negotiators while in the garage. KCRA 3 footage on Thursday showed him ultimately being dragged by deputies while being arrested outside of the home. After the arrest, he was treated for a dog bite.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released video footage showing deputies using a drone to disarm a wanted parolee during a standoff last week.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the man, identified as 30-year-old Austin Carter, was inside a home Thursday in the 4700 block of Goya Parkway, east of Franklin Boulevard. SWAT deputies surrounded the home and nearby residents were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office said deputies tried to arrest the wanted parolee, but he ran inside and hid in the garage.

Police used a robot dog, a police K-9, and a drone to assist their efforts.

The newly released footage shows a drone with a magnet attached to it flying into a home and pulling a knife from the man’s hand. He does not appear to resist the effort.

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Sgt. Edward Igoe with the sheriff’s office said Carter is a registered sex offender with a violent criminal history who had been involved in previous barricade incidents.

The drone was deployed because Carter was earlier seen with a firearm and had not responded to negotiators while in the garage.

KCRA 3 footage on Thursday showed him ultimately being dragged by deputies while being arrested outside of the home.

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After the arrest, he was treated for a dog bite.

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