SWAT officers with the Roy (Utah) Police Department ended a hostage standoff late Tuesday by sending a series of text messages to the suspect using another man's cell phone.
Officers responded to a home near 5300 South and 3400 West about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, after the suspect texted 911 dispatchers. After the hostage taker surrendered, officers observed a man communicating via text message with the purported victim who had barricaded himself in the home.