UPDATE 11 a.m. : Police news conference on Des Moines police shootings and suspect arrest
UPDATE: Police say the suspect in the murders of two Des Moines area police officers is in custody.
Des Moines Police say Scott Michael Greene was arrested without incident Wednesday morning in Dallas County, just west of Des Moines. Iowa court records show Greene was jailed and charged with interference with official acts in April 2014. A complaint signed by Urbandale Police says Greene resisted verbal commands and was hostile and combative when they tried to pat him down for a weapon. He pleaded guilty and was fined.
Two days later he was charged with harassment for threatening to kill another man during a confrontation in his apartment complex parking lot. He also pleaded guilty and received a suspended jail sentence and a year of probation. He also completed a court-ordered substance abuse program and psychological evaluation.
Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say two officers who were killed in ambush-style attacks were both shot while they were sitting in their patrol cars.
Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said Wednesday that authorities are developing suspect information but there was nothing that authorities were ready to share with the public.
Parizek was emotional during a news conference. He says there is "clearly danger" right now for police officers in the area because the officers were gunned down while sitting in their cars doing nothing wrong. He says the department has doubled up its officers to better protect them.
The first officer, an Urbandale officer, was shot about 1:06 a.m. About 20 minutes later, a Des Moines officer was found shot about 2 miles away.
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