- SIERRA VISTA -- The head
of the American Border Patrol was arrested Saturday and booked into jail
on three counts of disorderly conduct with a weapon, a count of endangerment
and a count of criminal damage.
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- Glenn Spencer, who lives south of Sierra Vista is being
held in the sheriff's Sierra Vista jail pending his initial appearance
today, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's Department.
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- No one was injured in the reported shooting, and Spencer
did not resist being arrested around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, she said.
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- The incident that led to Spencer's arrest began about
9:30 p.m. Friday when a sheriff's deputy returned home after going off
duty, Capas said, adding the deputy lives near Spencer.
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- After arriving home, the deputy heard what he believed
was a gunshot, Capas said. The deputy then went outside and reportedly
heard a "second gunshot east of his home."
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- The deputy called the Sheriff's Department.
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- When other officers arrived, they attempted to contact
Spencer to no avail, Capas said.
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- The deputies left a note on a door at Spencer's home
asking him to call them so they could obtain information about the reported
gunshots, Capas said.
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- On Saturday morning, a woman who is the deputy's neighbor
went to the deputy's home and asked about the gunshots on Friday night,
Capas said. The woman told the deputy that she heard several shots Friday
night, and she had found what she believed to be gunshot damage to her
garage.
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- The deputy again called the Sheriff's Department and
officers arrived. The deputy also accompanied the officers to Spencer's
house.
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- The officers came upon several empty shell casings on
Spencer's property while they were attempting to contact him, Capas said.
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- On Saturday morning, Spencer allegedly told the officers
he heard noises Friday evening outside his home and went out to check on
them, Capas said.
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- Spencer reportedly said he did fire several rounds from
a lever-action .357 caliber rifle, Capas added. The empty shell cases found
on Spencer's property allegedly match the weapon Spencer was said to have
used.
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- HERALD/REVIEW senior reporter Bill Hess can be reached
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