Video: US marshals injured after deck collapses while serving warrant
Deck collapses as US Marshals task force during search for fugitive
Some scary moments for a US Marshals task force serving a warrant during a USMS’s Operation Adam’s Watch. As marshals were standing on a deck, the deck collapsed, sending them to the ground.
Harrowing video shows the moment a second-story deck collapsed while law enforcement served a warrant at a home in Missouri.
According to local reports, it happened while members of a task force were surrounding the home of a registered sex offender in Huntsville.
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Deck collapses during warrant
What we know:
Video from the scene shows several law enforcement members from a U.S. Marshals Service task force falling as the porch gave way. Several officers were injured in the fall.
They were there to arrest Jacob Alexander Munoz for reportedly failing to register as a sex offender and not complying with the terms of his release. The arrest was part of Operation Adam's Watch, a multi-week enforcement operation that led to the arrests of more than 330 fugitives nationwide wanted for failure to register as a sex offender, sex assault or other sex offenses.
Deck where US Marshals and other law enforcement members fell after collapse (Department of Justice)
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What we don't know:
It’s unclear how many officers were injured, or how severe their injuries were.
"Everyone is doing well and some have a longer road to recovery than others," the Justice Department told FOX TV Stations. "We expect some long-term effects of this incident … but nothing that will keep them from continuing the mission of the USMS."
The Source: This report includes information from the Justice Department.