Man suspected of firing at deputies in custody

Arizona Daily Star
August 21, 2010 6:40 pm

A man suspected of firing a gun at Pinal County sheriff’s deputies last week was in custody Saturday, authorities said.

Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Sandoval, 38, is facing two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and one count of aggravated assault, a Pinal County Sheriff’s Department news release said.

An acquaintance brought Gonzalez-Sandoval to the Eloy Police Department, where Pinal County deputies were expected to take him into custody.

Gonzalez-Sandoval is accused of firing his gun at deputies on Monday after they were called to a home for a domestic dispute in Arizona City.

The suspect and another man was trying to get into a home where his wife lived.

He fled the area before deputies arrived and fired his handgun at the officers when they encountered him. The deputies returned fire.

Gonzalez-Sandoval fled the scene on foot after the shootout.

His charges could be elevated to attempted murder upon review by the Pinal County Attorney’s office.

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