Utah SWAT officers helping Gulf War Veteran after standoff

Man surrenders, taken to mental health agency after standoff
Cathy Allred and Mary Burgin
DAILY HERALD
Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2012

“We are more concerned for him hurting himself than others,” Smith said. “This is a veteran who served our country. We want to get him the help he needs.”

PLEASANT GROVE -- A Gulf War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was safely taken into custody and transported to Wasatch Mental Health after a more than 3-hour standoff in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Monkey Town on Monday evening.

Police estimate some 12-15 homes were evacuated between 300 and 500 North and 200 and 400 East, with the 2-block area cordoned off to civilians during that time.

“The suspect is in custody but we are not going to file charges at this time,” said Lt. Britt Smith, Pleasant Grove police information officer.

Forty-year-old Nathan Hilton willingly surrendered to SWAT officers.

“I don’t think he had any knowledge that the SWAT team was there,” Smith said.

Police received a call from Hilton’s parents at approximately 5:15 p.m.; they said they had arrived at the home that they share with their son and heard gunshots and smelled gunpowder. The parents found their son in the basement of their home and tried to get the firearms — there were several in the home —from him. He was uncooperative, which is when the parents called the police.
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