{"id":659201,"date":"2026-05-22T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/659201\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:22:09","slug":"video-shows-jso-using-rook-to-force-armed-barricaded-man-from-truck-after-hours-long-standoff-near-walmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/659201\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows JSO using \u2018rook\u2019 to force armed barricaded man from truck after hours-long standoff near Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office released video on Friday detailing the events that happened during a hours-long standoff that ended with police shooting an armed man barricaded in a truck behind a Walmart on San Pablo Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers were called to the area after Samuel Waters Jr.\u2019s family requested that they serve him with an ex parte court order on May 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to JSO, a family member told dispatchers that Waters lived out of his car, parked in a lot on San Pablo Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The officers located Waters\u2019 vehicle, which had a sun visor and other items obstructing the view from the windows. They told him to exit the vehicle, but he did not, JSO said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">They spent several hours trying to get Waters to peacefully exit the truck so he could be taken into custody on outstanding warrants for aggravated assault domestic, resisting a law enforcement officer and trespassing. He continued to refuse to comply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The SWAT team came in to help with the negotiation, and by 7:15 p.m., the team deployed a \u201crook,\u201d a specialized, armored vehicle used in high-risk operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The rook was used to put gas in the vehicle to force Waters to get out of the truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The video shows the rook entering the truck through the driver\u2019s window. Fumes of the gas began to appear, and eventually, Waters pokes his head out of the backseat window, armed with a knife and a gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JSO said he shot twice toward the officers, with one shot hitting the rook, causing officers to return fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the video, Waters retreats inside the vehicle, then comes back out, dripping blood, before he falls to the ground. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was handcuffed and administered medical aid before paramedics could respond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The last update on his condition was that he was in stable condition at the hospital. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting a law enforcement officer with violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lbx2wL7aZa4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lbx2wL7aZa4\">Click here<\/a> to watch the critical incident briefing. Viewer discretion advised.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office released video on Friday detailing the events that happened during a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,14310,22264,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-659201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-jacksonville","tag-jso","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}