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A delivery driver in Sweetwater, Texas, raised an alarm after being asked to deliver garbage bags, zip ties, bleach, and a hatchet to the Sweetwater Inn last week. The driver reported the unusual order to the hotel manager, who quickly contacted police.
Officers arrived to find a 42-year-old suspect barricaded in a room, claiming to have a gun. Authorities say a person they believe to be a hostage managed to escape the motel room while police worked to establish communication with the suspect.
A crisis negotiator from the Texas Department of Public Safety was brought in and successfully convinced the man to surrender peacefully. He already had active warrants for drug offenses and was charged with aggravated kidnapping. The hostage was later determined to also have warrants and was taken into custody too.
Source: NY POST