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Clarkdale police arrest barricaded man after standoff

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Clarkdale Police Department arrested a man, later identified as Joshua C. Germain, 32, of Cottonwood, for aggravated assault and kidnapping per domestic violence following an hour-long negotiation in the Centerville area of Clarkdale in the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 29.

Germain, considered armed and dangerous, surrendered to police peacefully after about an hour of communications with the crisis hostage negotiator.

Germain is suspected of allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend and preventing her from leaving a storage unit. The victim sought treatment for her injuries at Verde Valley Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery.

VVMC staff alerted Clarkdale police, who located Germain outside a residence in Centerville.

Upon contact, he allegedly fled into the house with two other individuals and refused to exit. The two individuals were safely removed from the house and after negotiations, Germain exited the house and was taken into custody without further incident.

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Germain was taken into custody at 2:50 p.m. and charged with aggravated assault and kidnapping per domestic violence. Prohibited possessor charges are pending.

While Germain was barricaded in the house, police evacuated neighboring residences for safety.

Clarkdale police were assisted by Cottonwood Public Safety Communications Center, Jerome Police Department and National Park Service Police. Verde Valley SWAT unit was on standby.

Contact Clarkdale Police Department Sgt. Joe Candelaria with questions or for additional information.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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