Police report: suspect custody and officer credited for de-escalation

Chief Zettlemoyer reported to council that Rick Waugaman is in custody and that the Milton Police Department was directly involved in that arrest. In the same report, the chief credited School Resource Officer Derr for helping to "talk down" an individual with a knife, saying the officer’s relationship with members of the individual’s family was a factor in de-escalation.

The minutes do not provide further details about charges or court status for Waugaman, nor a timeline for case processing. The council record attributes the custody statement and the de-escalation account to Chief Zettlemoyer; no public comment or rebuttal appears in the minutes.