Tense Encinitas SWAT Standoff: Man with Rifle Arrested

ENCINITAS, CA — A man is under arrest following a SWAT standoff in Encinitas during which an 8-year-old boy was allegedly held against his will and an apartment complex was briefly evacuated.

At just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, deputies from the North Coastal Sheriff's Station responded to reports of a disturbance at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Carol View Drive. Upon arriving on scene, deputies encountered a man with a rifle inside an apartment with the 8-year-old. The man refused to come out, but deputies continued to talk to the suspect.

The Sheriff's Special Enforcement Detail (SED/SWAT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) were called to assist with the incident. The suspect refused to come out of the apartment despite repeated calls to surrender.

Eventually deputies, with the help of the CNT, were able to convince the suspect to drop his rifle. That gave SED/SWAT Deputies the opportunity to use less lethal "bean bag" rounds on the suspect.

The unidentified suspect was taken into custody with minor injuries. The boy, according to the sheriff's department, was unhurt.

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