Ypsilanti barricaded swordsman arrested by police after 30-hour standoff
YPSILANTI, Mich. (FOX 2) - After over a day of chaos in a Ypsilanti neighborhood, police say they have arrested the man who barricaded himself with a sword in a Cross Street home.
What they're saying:
It took only 30 hours, but Ypsilanti police say the 53-year-old man after at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, officials received a call reporting that the man was trying to get into a neighbor’s home with a sword.
When officers arrived, FOX 2 was told the man then charged at police, and he had been held up inside ever since. Several windows of the home have been broken out and at one point, police threw tear gas into the home, and the suspect threw it right back at them.
On Monday just before 11 p.m., police say the man was taken into custody safely and no one was injured throughout the ordeal.
An investigation is ongoing.
Ypsilanti barricade: Man armed with sword held up in Cross Street home for 24-hours
A full 24-hours has passed since a man accused of confronting Ypsilanti police with a sword barricaded himself inside a home on Sunday, and officials are still working on the situation.
The Source: FOX 2 spoke with neighbors and the Ypsilanti police chief. A press release from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office was also used.