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 disclosed 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 development illustrates the complex intersection of juvenile crime mental soundness and society safety Sheriff John Allen stated in a report We are taking vital efforts to close utility 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 event took place on Feb but was highlighted on Thursday while BCSO showcased the work of its behavioral medical unit and a new initiative designed to address critical facility gaps in the locality according to a press release Allen explained his department had been called to the home of the case dozens of times prior to the standoff due to problems with the boys and their families the Albuquerque Journal published 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 announced 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 stated you before numerous times in numerous interviews that I understand the frontal lobe Allen reported according to the Albuquerque Journal Members of the department's behavioral robustness unit are in contact with the boys' families providing every recourse doable to assist the children involved a BCSO sergeant reported Fox News Digital BCSO declared its drone allowed deputies to secure the area swiftly and safely ultimately preventing a probable deadly force encounter with the juveniles