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<\/p>\nEL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) \u2014 An armed suspect was arrested following an altercation with deputies, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on the Fourth of July when deputies received a call regarding a man, later identified as 51-year-old Garrett Duffy, threatening someone with a gun, firing several rounds and leaving a home in the 8500 block of Aspenglow Lane in Cascade.<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office says the victim and the suspect knew each other. The victim told deputies he had likely driven to a home on South Willow Street in Woodland Park.<\/p>\n
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were able to locate Duffy. <\/p>\n
When they attempted to make contact with Duffy, they say he exited the home carrying a hunting rifle. According to the sheriff’s office, Duffy refused commands to drop the rifle, and he approached deputies while swinging it.<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office says Duffy eventually dropped the rifle and a handgun he had, but he continued to approach deputies. They say a physical struggled ensued before Duffy was taken to the ground and placed into custody.<\/p>\n
Duffy was taken to the hospital before he was booked into the El Paso County Jail on the following charges:<\/p>\n
menacing with a real or simulated weaponresisting arrestsecond-degree assault<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office says Duffy has been released on a $10,000 bond.<\/p>\n
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