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August 13, 2009

Coleridge SWAT Call Leads to Suspect Arrest

(Norfolk, NE)- A Coleridge, Nebraska man is in jail after a more than five hour standoff with authorities following a domestic disturbance.

Shortly after 9:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, Cedar County Dispatch received a call of a domestic disturbance involving a weapon at a residence southeast of Coleridge, in Cedar County, Nebraska.  A male juvenile fled the home to a nearby residence seeking help for his mother who was still inside the home on 874 Road.  The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT) Team.

At approximately 9:30 the female was able to escape the home. Both the female and juvenile male were taken to a hospital in Wayne.  The female victim was treated and released.  The male juvenile was unharmed.

The NSP SWAT team attempted to negotiate with the suspect who was located in a tree line near the residence.  After refusing to comply with verbal directions an NSP K-9 was utilized to apprehend the suspect.

A search warrant for the residence was served by the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol.  Numerous weapons, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia were seized from inside the house, including one illegally altered firearm.

The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Myron Dirks, Coleridge, Nebraska was taken to a Yankton, South Dakota Hospital, where he was treated and released.  He was lodged in the Cedar County Jail on charges of 1st Degree Domestic Assault, 1st Degree Assault, Terroristic Threats and use of a Fire Arm to Commit a Felony. 

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