Police stand off with armed man ends peacefully
PLYMOUTH – At about 10:07 a.m. Thursday, the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office reported an armed standoff along State Highway 23 with a mentally ill man ended peacefully.
Undersheriff James Lloyd said the man surrendered to police after talking with negotiators throughout the night and into the morning.
“The incident came to a peaceful end. Initially the subject had barricaded himself inside his home armed with a .22 caliber rifle and made threatening gestures to approaching officers. He said he’d kill himself if they tried to come inside,” said Lloyd.
The undersheriff reported the incident began following a domestic dispute between the man and his girlfriend around midnight. The girlfriend and an unknown number of children left the residence when police first arrived on the scene.
Lloyd reported the Sheriff’s Office’s negotiator Lt. Richard Cobb, assisted by Sgt. Andrew Wheatly, held discussions with the man on the telephone during the night. When daylight broke, the two officers began face-to-face communications with the man as he held a gun to his neck.
No criminal charges have been filed in the what police have so far treated as a mental health incident.
“Our only immediate goal to this situation was getting him to surrender without anyone getting hurt and that’s what was accomplished. Now we’re going back and looking at all the details and the histories involved to determine any possible violations of law,” he said. “It appears this individual has mental health related issues, but obviously being involved in a standoff with law enforcement is a very serious event and all aspects of the incident will be closely examined,” he said.
Undersheriff James Lloyd said the man surrendered to police after talking with negotiators throughout the night and into the morning.
“The incident came to a peaceful end. Initially the subject had barricaded himself inside his home armed with a .22 caliber rifle and made threatening gestures to approaching officers. He said he’d kill himself if they tried to come inside,” said Lloyd.
The undersheriff reported the incident began following a domestic dispute between the man and his girlfriend around midnight. The girlfriend and an unknown number of children left the residence when police first arrived on the scene.
Lloyd reported the Sheriff’s Office’s negotiator Lt. Richard Cobb, assisted by Sgt. Andrew Wheatly, held discussions with the man on the telephone during the night. When daylight broke, the two officers began face-to-face communications with the man as he held a gun to his neck.
No criminal charges have been filed in the what police have so far treated as a mental health incident.
“Our only immediate goal to this situation was getting him to surrender without anyone getting hurt and that’s what was accomplished. Now we’re going back and looking at all the details and the histories involved to determine any possible violations of law,” he said. “It appears this individual has mental health related issues, but obviously being involved in a standoff with law enforcement is a very serious event and all aspects of the incident will be closely examined,” he said.
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