Ypsilanti barricaded swordsman arrested by police after 30-hour standoff

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.

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Man armed with sword held up in Cross Street home for 24-hours
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Police have been on the scene of a barricaded for more than 24 hours at a home on West Cross Street, just a few blocks from Eastern Michigan University’s campus.

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Over 24-hour standoff continues in Ypsilanti
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Police have been on the scene of a barricaded for more than 24 hours at a home on West Cross Street, just a few blocks from Eastern Michigan University’s campus. Investigators have been trying to talk the man out of the home behind me since about noon on Sunday.

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.