This week, Yavapai Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team detectives along with Cottonwood Police attempted to serve a Felony Warrant on Shawn Kyle in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Cottonwood. Mr. Kyle refused to exit his vehicle and grabbed an axe.
A Cottonwood PD K-9 was deployed into the vehicle while another detective used a Taser causing the suspect to drop the axe while he continued to resist arrest outside the vehicle. Prior to dropping the axe, the suspect swung the axe at the K-9. Fortunately, the K-9 was not injured, and the suspect was eventually taken into custody.
Kyle was booked on a $200,000 felony warrant for narcotics along with additional charges at the Yavapai County Jail in Camp Verde. At the time of his arrest, Kyle had knives and dangerous drugs in his possession.
“It was very important to get this drug dealer off the streets, especially because of his extreme potential for violence,” said Sergeant Tim Bolger of the Arizona Department of Public Safety Yavapai Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM).
Also taking part in the arrest was Cottonwood Police, P.A.N.T. Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking, the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department.