A LONG SWAT STANDOFF IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ENDS WITH THE ARREST OF A MAN WANTED ON 8 FELONY WARRANTS. APD OFFICERS GOT WORD AROUND 4:30 PM TUESDAY THAT 30 YEAR OLD ERIC EPPERSON WAS SPOTTED AT A HOME IN THE 68 HUNDRED BLOCK OF RANCHITOS.
WHEN THEY ARRIVED, POLICE MANAGED TO GET EPPERSON'S SISTER AND HER CHILDREN OUT SAFELY … BUT HAD TO ACTIVATE SWAT OFFICERS WHEN EPPERSON REFUSED TO LEAVE THE HOME.
THEY DIDN'T ARREST EPPERSON UNTIL EARLY THIS (WED) MORNING AFTER OFFICERS WENT INSIDE THE HOME AND FOUND THE MAN HIDING IN A CRAWL SPACE. EPPERSON'S FELONY WARRANTS INCLUDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
