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Hours after SWAT officers came up empty in a prolonged standoff with what they thought was a possibly armed and barricaded homicide suspect in Midvale, the man surrendered to police on Wednesday.

The Unified Police Department credited the media with the arrest of 19-year-old Keison J. Kuykendall.

"The fantastic media coverage put the pressure on Keison to the point that he turned himself in," tweeted UPD Lt. Lex Bell.

Kuykendall was being sought on a $1 million arrest warrant, having been charged in 3rd District Court with first-degree felony counts of murder and aggravated burglary in the May 21 killing of 46-year-old Darrin Jackson at a Holladay apartment complex. Detectives had arrested the two other suspects in late May.

Damian Antonio Garcia, also 19, was arrested on May 25. He has been charged with murder, as well as two counts of first-degree felony discharge of a firearm, and second-degree felony counts of obstructing justice, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person.

The third suspect, gang member Joshua Nguyen, 21, was arrested the day after the slaying. He, too, was charged with murder, aggravated burglary and obstructing justice.

Prosecutors say that Jackson and his son, 26-year-old Jonathan Jackson — who was beaten and shot in the hand during the break-in three weeks ago — belonged to a rival street gang.

Kuykendall had been spotted at the Midvale house, near 7900 S. Main Street, just after midnight Wednesday by a Metro Gang Unit detective, and UPD officers moved quickly to cordon off the area.

About 3 a.m., SWAT officers arrived on the scene and attempted to contact Kuykendall throughout the morning without success.

Finally, about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, SWAT officers used an explosive charge to force entry, then deployed a camera-bearing robot to search for the suspect, room by room.