Oklahoma Blue Alert Suspect Surrenders After Highway Patrol Uses Excavator to Dismantle Nearly 90% of House
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers arrested Blue Alert suspect Michael Nathan Dale Garrett near Rush Springs in Grady County on November 12, ending a standoff that lasted nearly six hours. Authorities said Garrett broke into a Bryan County home on Tuesday, fired at the homeowner and then at sheriff's deputies who responded, prompting a Blue Alert that day.
On November 12, after residents recognized Garrett from the alert and tipped off authorities, troopers surrounded a house near Cox City. News 9 helicopter reporter Mason Dunn was among the first journalists on the scene and captured the operation from the air: troopers used an excavator to tear apart the house where Garrett was barricaded, and after nearly 90% of the home had been dismantled, Garrett walked out and surrendered. The standoff ended without further injuries.
Garrett was evaluated by medical personnel after his arrest and taken to Grady County, where he is expected to face multiple charges. The Highway Patrol said the operation was unusual and that heavy machinery was used to force the suspect out while keeping troopers and the public safe.
Source: Oklahoma Highway Patrol
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