Sacramento County deputies use drone to disarm suspect in standoff

Video released Monday shows Sacramento County deputies using a drone to disarm a suspect during a recent standoff – an operation the sheriff’s office described as a “nationwide first.”

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened June 18, when law enforcement officers surrounded a home on Goya Parkway in the south Sacramento area while searching for a wanted parolee-at-large.

Deputies said the suspect had reportedly been seen earlier with a firearm and was not responding to negotiators…

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