CROOM-A-COOCHEE, Fla. – A man wanted in Pasco County, accused of attempted murder, was arrested early Wednesday in the Croom-A-Coochee area after barricading himself in a trailer and prompting a standoff with law enforcement, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office was conducting a search warrant when the standoff occurred, deputies said. Jonathan Post, 38, surrendered without further incident after the sheriff’s office’s SWAT team deployed gas, according to a statement.
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Post was taken to the Sumter County Detention Center for booking. He’s to face charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and five counts of attempted murder, deputies said.
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No other information was immediately made available.
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