Post by Clipper on Nov 8, 2011 10:34:55 GMT -5
Jordanville police standoff comes to an end after 16 hours
Observer-Dispatch
JORDANVILLE —
The Jordanville man who barricaded himself inside his Route 28 home overnight surrended to police this morning without incident, ending a 16-hour standoff, state police said.
Donald Brown was taken into custody shortly after 8 a.m. and will be taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica for a mental health evaluation, police said.
Brown began his standoff with police at about 4 p.m. Monday after officers responded to a reported domestic dispute, state police Capt. Francis Coots had said.
Negotiators were called after Brown barricaded himself inside and threatened to shoot police, and remained on the scene throughout the afternoon, evening and night.
"Time is on our side," Coots said early Tuesday morning, shortly before Brown's surrender. "He’s not going to go anywhere, and ultimately he’s going to have to come out. Hopefully it’s as peaceful as possible."
At the time, Coots said Brown had not fired at police,, and that negotiators were actively communicating with him this morning after he had refused to speak with them for much of the night.
Police previously said Brown was alone in the residence and in possession of several long guns, and that alcohol contributed to the situation.
Asked if Brown had given any reason for the standoff, Coots replied: "He just doesn’t think that it's worth going on anymore. That his life is in disarray."
"That’s my word, not his," Coots added.
Traffic was redirected around the area throughout the incident, and Coots said there was never any danger to the public. In addition to troopers and negotiators, a special operations response team was on standby overnight.
Copyright 2011 The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York. Some rights reserved
Can't help thinking that if the State Police had responded to the scene, Deputy Wyman might still be alive today and Patterson would not be charged with murdering a police officer. As much as I respect the Oneida County Sheriff's Department and have friends that serve us faithfully and protect us daily, I still cannot see why there was a rush to action in that situation.
The State Police seem to have a much more professional and experienced handle on such situations. I might note that I still question the actions of the troopers that were at the scene when the crazed idiot from Blossvale shot his own baby. I would not want to be in either situation, and we may NEVER know what went through the minds of the officers involved and what drove their decisions, right or wrong.
Deputy Wyman's death simply seems to be a pointless mistake in strategy by whoever was responsible for the firing of non lethal rounds when Patterson was no immediate threat to anyone. Patience seems to be the key factor that was ignored there. Obviously the State Police have much more training and experience in that sort of situation.
I hate to reopen wounds that are beginning to heal, but I can't help but picture troopers, simply waiting the man out patiently, and speaking to him, talking him down in a non-threatening way. Simple experience and training being the key to safe and successful resolution and end to the situation.
Observer-Dispatch
JORDANVILLE —
The Jordanville man who barricaded himself inside his Route 28 home overnight surrended to police this morning without incident, ending a 16-hour standoff, state police said.
Donald Brown was taken into custody shortly after 8 a.m. and will be taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica for a mental health evaluation, police said.
Brown began his standoff with police at about 4 p.m. Monday after officers responded to a reported domestic dispute, state police Capt. Francis Coots had said.
Negotiators were called after Brown barricaded himself inside and threatened to shoot police, and remained on the scene throughout the afternoon, evening and night.
"Time is on our side," Coots said early Tuesday morning, shortly before Brown's surrender. "He’s not going to go anywhere, and ultimately he’s going to have to come out. Hopefully it’s as peaceful as possible."
At the time, Coots said Brown had not fired at police,, and that negotiators were actively communicating with him this morning after he had refused to speak with them for much of the night.
Police previously said Brown was alone in the residence and in possession of several long guns, and that alcohol contributed to the situation.
Asked if Brown had given any reason for the standoff, Coots replied: "He just doesn’t think that it's worth going on anymore. That his life is in disarray."
"That’s my word, not his," Coots added.
Traffic was redirected around the area throughout the incident, and Coots said there was never any danger to the public. In addition to troopers and negotiators, a special operations response team was on standby overnight.
Copyright 2011 The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York. Some rights reserved
Can't help thinking that if the State Police had responded to the scene, Deputy Wyman might still be alive today and Patterson would not be charged with murdering a police officer. As much as I respect the Oneida County Sheriff's Department and have friends that serve us faithfully and protect us daily, I still cannot see why there was a rush to action in that situation.
The State Police seem to have a much more professional and experienced handle on such situations. I might note that I still question the actions of the troopers that were at the scene when the crazed idiot from Blossvale shot his own baby. I would not want to be in either situation, and we may NEVER know what went through the minds of the officers involved and what drove their decisions, right or wrong.
Deputy Wyman's death simply seems to be a pointless mistake in strategy by whoever was responsible for the firing of non lethal rounds when Patterson was no immediate threat to anyone. Patience seems to be the key factor that was ignored there. Obviously the State Police have much more training and experience in that sort of situation.
I hate to reopen wounds that are beginning to heal, but I can't help but picture troopers, simply waiting the man out patiently, and speaking to him, talking him down in a non-threatening way. Simple experience and training being the key to safe and successful resolution and end to the situation.
