Easton Standoff: 2 Arrested; Search For Weapons

EASTON, MA — Two men were arrested in Easton Monday morning following an hours-long SWAT standoff at an Old Foundry Street house, police said. Anthony Tatarouns, 25, of Easton, was arrested on charges related to a domestic violence case, police said. He is expected to face assault and witness intimidation charges. Also arrested was Jordan Creech, 22, of Boston, who had a warrant for an unrelated case.

Police said they launched a search for Tatarouns late Sunday after he was involved in a domestic assault in North Attleboro. He was tracked to Easton and located inside a home on Old Foundry Street, where he was staying with an "unconfirmed" number of people believed to be "unlawfully armed with firearms," Easton police said in a statement.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the Metro(Law Enforcement Council) SWAT and K-9 Teams were called to the scene," Easton police said.

On Monday at about 2 a.m., police surrounded the residence

"(Officers) attempted to make contact with the occupants," police said. "Over a period of approximately eight hours, everyone who was inside exited the home without incident."

Police said officers were still at the house Monday afternoon searching for weapons.

In the domestic dispute, the Sun Chronicle reported that a witness saw Tatarouns punch and beat another man before leaving the scene.

Daniel Libon (Patch Staff) and Alex Newman (Patch Staff) contributed to this report

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