Herriman City police arrest 50-year-old who allegedly caused SWAT incident

Herriman police have arrested a 50-year-old who they say was the cause of an hours-long SWAT incident in the city Thursday night. Raymond Carlos Velarde was taken into custody at 11:40 a.m. Friday.

According to the Herriman City Police Department, the incident started at 9:20 p.m. when officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a man assaulting a woman on the 5300 West block of Borglum Lane.

Witnesses reported to police that Velarde had been seen entering a home with a black handgun and threatening the female resident and an acquaintance with the gun…

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