SWAT uses explosive entry at Royal Inn, arrests two

Jason Futch Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team arrested two Live Oak residents following an early morning warrant execution at a local motel.  According to a press release from SCSO, on Thursday, March 5, at approximately 6:13 a.m., SCSO executed a narcotics search warrant at the Royal Inn Motel on U.S. Highway 129 and Hamilton Avenue. Chester Chaires Jr., 55, was the subject of the warrant and was wanted in connection with numerous drug law violations.  Due to his criminal history and information about possible weapons in the room, SCSO investigators obtained a no-knock warrant. This prompted the SWAT t