‘Tense Standoff’ At Bank Leads To Arrests In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two people were arrested after a “tense standoff” with police at gunpoint at a bank in Southport, according to multiple reports.

The Connecticut Post reports police were investigating a bank fraud case in connection to the theft of about $120,000 from an elderly Texas resident. Police confronted one of the suspects, 46-year-old Carl Myers of Bridgeport, on Tuesday inside the Bankwell on Sasco Hill Road and Myers is accused of pulling out a gun, according to the Post.

Myers eventually lowered the gun but began resisting arrest and police used a Taser on him, the Post reports. Myers’ 9-year-old son was with him inside the bank during the incident, according to News12 Connecticut. One detective sustained a knee injury during the incident.

News12 Connecticut reports Tanika Haase, 29, of Bridgeport, was later arrested in connection to the bank fraud case.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here and News12 Connecticut here.