Overview

• Officers were alerted around 11:30 a.m. Monday after a delivery to the Sweetwater Inn on Georgia Avenue raised the driver's suspicions.
• Police say a man inside the motel room refused to come out and claimed he was armed, and a hostage was located and rescued.
• After a brief standoff involving Sweetwater Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety, Neil Cooper was arrested on warrants plus charges related to the incident.
• The rescued individual was later booked on an outstanding warrant for drug distribution and failure to identify, according to officials.
• Witnesses reported the delivered order included items such as trash bags, zip ties, bleach and a hatchet, while police have not disclosed the contents.