MADISON, Conn. — After a more than eight hour standoff with several police departments, the 46-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a Madison home surrendered.
“So after eight hours he just walked out, he just walked out on his own. He’s going to be evaluated by the medics right now make sure he’s healthy before we continue with the criminal process,” said Capt. Joseph Race.
A quiet Madison neighborhood sheltered in place for more than eight hours early this morning, after police got a call for a domestic dispute. They say a man was threatening his parents. That dispute turned into a standoff with police.
“This started at 2 AM, we’ve been on scene for a long time, it was a domestic dispute between parents and a child. Now when I say child this is an adult child he is 46 years old,” said Capt. Race.
Police were able to safely get his parents out of the home, but say their response was heightened due to firearms they believed were inside the home.
”He is a registered firearms owner, that is kind of what heightened our response along with some of his behaviors. So because of that you see all the cars behind us we did call in our regional SWAT team,” said Capt. Race.
For hours neighbors could hear negotiators trying to communicate with this man.
“If you started walking outside they just told you to please stay inside, and they were handling it down the road. About every 20/25 minutes they were calling trying to have him come out so we could stay safe,” said Courtney Kelly, a neighbor.
Just after 10:30 this morning, more than eight hours since the first call was made to police, that man surrendered and was taken into custody. Police say he will face criminal charges.
