BRISTOL, Connecticut — A suspect with an active warrant against him has been taken into custody Friday evening after barricading himself inside a Bristol house.
Bristol police said The Central Region Emergency Response Team, assisted by several other municipal police agencies, responded to 17 Woodbine St. to serve an active Farmington arrest warrant for Bristol resident Michael Pickering, 41.
Pickering allegedly made "anti-Catholic bias" threats against the staff recently at two Farmington churches: St. Mary's Church and St. Patrick's Church.
Pickering had expressed very threatening and concerning comments online and was explicitly clear that he would not peacefully surrender to police, officials said.
After several hours of failed negotiations, tear gas was administered into the home, according to police. Pickering then exited and was taken into police custody. No one involved was injured.
Pickering is being held by the Farmington Police Department on a court-set $250,000 bond.
He was charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias, stalking, breach of peace, and harassment.
Bristol police have an active arrest warrant for Pickering in connection to his "threatening behavior," Farmington police said.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area Friday night while police were on scene.
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