Elgin Man Free on Bond Following 7-Hour Standoff

ELGIN, IL - A 57-year-old Elgin man was charged over the weekend following a seven-hour standoff in Elgin after first threatening someone in his home with a gun and then allegedly threatening to harm police officers, and release vicious dogs on them, when they attempted to make contact with him, police said.

Mace D. Davis, of the 200 block of National Street, is now charged with aggravated assault (victim over 60), a class A misdemeanor; aggravated assault (deadly weapon), a class A misdemeanor; disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor, according to Elgin police. He is free after posting a $600 bond on Sunday, the Daily Herald reports.

Police were first called to the 200 block of National Street at 5:08 p.m. on Friday for a report of a subject armed with a firearm who had threatened a household member. Officers responded to the area and attempted to locate the subject who was identified as Davis, according to an Elgin Police Department news release.

Detectives from the Major Investigations Division arrived on scene and met with the victim who stated that she was involved in an argument inside the home with Davis when he held what she believed to be a black rifle and made statements that he would shoot her. The victim immediately left the residence and was not injured during this incident, police said.

Officers from the Elgin SWAT team responded to the area while attempts to locate Davis continued. Davis made statements to officers via telephone that he was not going to be arrested and that he was armed with several knives and that he would harm officers if they attempted to make contact with him, according to the news release.

Additionally, he stated he was going to release a vicious dog on SWAT officers. Davis was subsequently located in a neighboring unit adjacent to the 200 block of National Street and officers continued negotiating efforts to secure his surrender. Davis refused the efforts and officers used less-lethal sponge munitions to incapacitate him.

Davis was then taken into custody without further incident around 12:17 a.m. on Saturday and was transported to Presence Saint Joseph Hospital and was later released to police.