A juvenile female verified that Maddox was inside the house. We obtained a search warrant. We were able to make contact with Maddox at 2:15 p.m. by using a cell phone, and at 2:27 p.m. he surrendered.

He stood and held his ground and as one of the officers approached him to arrest him, the officer was blind-sided from multiple offenders.

There was a 16-year-old arrested which was really unfortunate, but it was not what we expected for a holiday weekend.

You need to find out the cause of the person's demise. We don't know what happened or who it is. A lot of things hinge on their findings, but they have done some magical work before.

You have to start with the basics. It's an extremely difficult case to work. We must determine the approximate age. It's crucial to estimate age and how long they have been there. You start at ground zero and work your way up. You've got to look at the whole forest, not just one tree.

It was a good thing to see. It really was less than a normal weekend. The years that I worked in uniform, gosh it seemed New Year's Eve night we'd have a minimum of eight or 10 arrests. Maybe people read the paper or used common sense and had designated drivers.