Summary: Armed man came within 10 meters of Guard troops

By AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) -- A man who was with an armed group that approached National Guard troops near the Arizona-Mexico border earlier this month, causing the troops to pull back from an observation post, came as close as 10 meters to the Guardsmen, according to an incident summary written by the National Guard Bureau.

But both groups kept their weapons low throughout the encounter, which ended as the Guardsmen pulled away, as officials said they were trained to do, according to the summary.

The summary, which Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's office provided to The Associated Press on Friday evening, reveals more details of the Jan. 3 incident than information that was previously released.

Previously, the Border Patrol said that the armed men only came about 100 yards from the four Tennessee Guard troops.