NO SOCKS, NO SHOES, NO ESCAPE

Vaden Arrested on Multiple Charges After SWAT Standoff
  • Heavily armed SWAT personnel and an armored vehicle move into position during a standoff in Rotan on Monday, August 11. Tactical units assisted local law enforcement in the safe apprehension of a barricaded suspect on East 7th Street.
    Heavily armed SWAT personnel and an armored vehicle move into position during a standoff in Rotan on Monday, August 11. Tactical units assisted local law enforcement in the safe apprehension of a barricaded suspect on East 7th Street.
  • Michael Vaden attempts to flee barefoot after tear gas was deployed into his Rotan home on August 11. He removed his shoes and socks and tried to run before being stopped by a 40mm foam baton round.
    Michael Vaden attempts to flee barefoot after tear gas was deployed into his Rotan home on August 11. He removed his shoes and socks and tried to run before being stopped by a 40mm foam baton round.
  • Snipers from the Abilene SWAT Team take position on a rooftop during the standoff in Rotan.
    Snipers from the Abilene SWAT Team take position on a rooftop during the standoff in Rotan.
    editor@dmchronicle.comA coordinated law enforcement response involving local deputies, DPS troopers, and the Abilene SWAT Team led to the peaceful arrest of Michael Vaden, 40, after he barricaded himself inside his home in Rotan on Monday, August 11.Vaden, who had multiple outstanding warrants at the time of the incident, was wanted locally on misdemeanor charges for terroristic t...

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