Crime & Safety
National Guard Barricade Ends with 1 in Custody: Police
Charges are pending against individual who barricaded himself on National Guard property, Baltimore County police said.
#UPDATE: Police heading out of staging area. Confirmed barricaded suspect at armory. @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/mnD9KWX4EZ
GLEN ARM, MD – The person who barricaded himself on National Guard property has been taken into custody and will undergo an evaluation, Baltimore County police reported shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
He was unarmed, and nobody was injured in connection with the incident, which unfolded in the 10900 block of Notchcliff Road, according to police.
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At approximately 11 a.m. a security alarm went off in the building that houses the armory, and Army personnel called police upon seeing a man. A soldier had barricaded himself near the armory, WJZ reported.
Police said that negotiators and tactical teams were brought in because of the sensitive nature of the property.
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After talking to police, the man came out and was immediately brought into custody, officials said.
Charges against the man were pending, police reported Monday afternoon.
#BREAKING: Video from @HagerfromABC2 at scene of barricade on National Guard property in Baltimore County. pic.twitter.com/MokhBiZEmJ
— Jeff Herman (@JeffABC2News) May 2, 2016
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