Boys, ages 7 and 9, seen in armed standoff receiving assistance from deputies

A New Mexico sheriff's office is defending its decision not to arrest two young boys ages and seen in drone footage in an armed standoff with deputies Video circulated Thursday by the Bernalillo County Sheriff s Office BCSO shows the two boys dressed in Minecraft and Star Wars-themed pajamas standing behind a covered air-conditioning unit and carrying a loaded handgun In the nearly six minutes of footage shared the children are seen looking around as if they are trying to avoid detection and capture Eventually the boys are surrounded and detained by deputies This occurrence illustrates the complex intersection of juvenile crime mental vitality and general safety Sheriff John Allen declared in a comment We are taking vital procedures to close amenity gaps and expand our ability to work with juveniles involved in firearms or violent crimes NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT BANS JUDGE AFTER ALLEGED TDA MEMBER ARRESTED AT HOMEThe happening took place on Feb but was highlighted on Thursday while BCSO showcased the work of its behavioral fitness unit and a new initiative designed to address critical operation gaps in the society according to a press release Allen commented his department had been called to the home of the affair dozens of times prior to the standoff due to problems with the boys and their families the Albuquerque Journal informed adding that it is not known how the boys got the gun NEW MEXICO JUDGE RESIGNS AFTER ALLEGED TDA MEMBER ARRESTED AT HIS HOMEThe newspaper noted no charges have been filed against the boys and that they have not been removed from their home although the gun seen in the video was seized Children are our future and we know one side is going to say 'Lock them in jail ' They're and years old I notified you before numerous times in numerous interviews that I understand the frontal lobe Allen declared according to the Albuquerque Journal Members of the department's behavioral wellbeing unit are in contact with the boys' families providing every recourse practicable to assist the children involved a BCSO sergeant recounted Fox News Digital BCSO disclosed its drone allowed deputies to secure the area swiftly and safely ultimately preventing a likely deadly force encounter with the juveniles