QUARTZ HILL STANDOFF; POLICE EVACUATE NEIGHBORHOOD : ORDEAL ENDS PEACEFULLY AFTER 5 1/2 HOURS.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
Sheriff's deputies evacuated more than a dozen homes after a man wanted on suspicion of felony spousal abuse refused to surrender to detectives who came to his door. The standoff ended after 5-1/2 hours when heavily armed Special Enforcement Bureau deputies stormed the house and arrested the man hiding in his garage, deputies said. His wife and two boys came out early in the standoff. ``They just walked out when they (deputies) called them out,'' Deputy Theresa Dawson said. Deputies said Perry Williams Perry Williams (born May 12, 1961 in Hamlet, North Carolina) was an American football cornerback who played ten seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants. He started in Super Bowl XXI. Williams played college football at North Carolina State University. , 37, was wanted on a $200,000 felony warrant on suspicion of spousal abuse and assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. . When detectives went to his house in the 43200 block of 45th Street West about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to arrest him, somebody closed the door in their faces. The detectives called for additional deputies because they had been told Williams had a number of firearms. Authorities evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. Deputies said they confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. a grenade launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade greater distances, more accurately, and faster than a soldier could throw by hand. The man-portable grenade launcher last year from Williams but later returned it to him. In response to orders delivered over loudspeakers, Williams' wife and a boy about 12 years old came out of the house within minutes. A second boy, age 5, who deputies said had been taking a shower, came out barefoot about 90 minutes later. Two negotiators tried to talk the man out of the house but got no response. ``I've seen him once or twice with a gun,'' said a neighbor, who said the house had a constantly changing set of cars parked around it. ``We thought he was a repo Repo An agreement in which one party sells a security to another party and agrees to repurchase it on a specified date for a specified price. See: Repurchase agreement. repo See repurchase agreement (RP). man.'' The seige finally ended after 3 p.m. when Special Enforcement Bureau deputies fired tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. into the house. The house was empty, but they found the man in the garage. Deputies threw ``flashbang'' stun grenades into the garage, and he surrendered without a fight. CAPTION(S): PHOTO (1 -- 3 -- color) Sheriff's deputies with guns drawn watch a h ouse and inspect the neighborhood where a spousal abuse suspect barricaded himself Thursday. At left, a lineman continues with his work on a pole along 45th Street West in Quartz Hill with the deputies in the background. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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