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Man in Prescott charged with aggravated domestic violence

SWAT was called in to get the suspect to surrender — it is the second time the suspect has been involved in an incident like this, authorities say.

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A man in Prescott fired shots inside his home and was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated domestic violence, authorities said.

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of gunfire from a home in Prescott on Oct. 14, just before 9 p.m. YCSO dispatchers reported receiving calls from two different neighbors stating they heard multiple gunshots and a woman’s voice screaming “get away from me,” police added.

While deputies were responding to the call, dispatchers received an additional report of a family fight at the same location. When deputies arrived at the scene. They found the suspect’s girlfriend and daughter, and led them to safety, police said.

Deputies confirmed that the suspect, 48-year-old Jason Bueter from Prescott, fired 4-5 gunshots while in the downstairs of the home. Deputies then learned that Bueter was still inside the home and secured the area in an attempt to get him to surrender, authorities said.

The YCSO SWAT team, supported by the Prescott Valley Police Department SWAT team, attempted to get Bueter to surrender. After several hours, Bueter was taken into custody, authorities said.

Bueter was involved in a similar incident at his home in 2022 and SWAT was deployed then, as well. 

A search warrant was served by the YSCO Criminal Investigations Bureau. The firearm described as the one used by the suspect, ammunition, casings and video surveillance of the incident were collected, authorities said.

Bueter was booked into Campe Verde jail and charged with disorderly conduct, recklessly discharging a firearm at a structure, possession of a deadly weapon while being a prohibited possessor and aggravated domestic violence.

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