Cops find gunfire suspect, 75, asleep after 4-hour standoff

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Cops find gunfire suspect, 75, asleep after 4-hour standoff

By: Associated Press
Posted: 9:10 PM, Mar 7, 2016
Updated: 46 mins ago

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Gunfire at a central Ohio home in the middle of the night spurred a four-hour standoff until officers heard snoring, realized the 75-year-old suspect had fallen asleep in bed and moved in to arrest him, police said Monday. No one was hurt. Gunshots were reported early Monday by a female resident who fled the home in Newark, about 30 miles northeast of Columbus.

It's not clear why the man fired shots at a bed and wall or why he didn't respond to attempts to contact him when he appeared to be awake and alone, Newark Sgt. Clint Eskins said.

The man is hard of hearing but should have known authorities were there because a police vehicle was outside with its lights on, negotiators tried calling him and using a bullhorn, and police broke a window to send in an electronic surveillance device that they believe he saw, Eskins said.

When they heard snoring, they entered the home. The man, who had a firearm in bed with him, was startled but compliant and cordial when police woke him up, Eskins said.

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[valerief]

1. Ammosexuals really need a new, less dangerous fetish. nt

[donco]

2. Old dude

gotta get his proper rest.

[mahannah]

3. All police standoffs should end so well.

[rjsquirrel]

4. Good thing

he was legally allowed to own those guns. That way he was able to protect himself.

What a metaphor for gun ownership in general. Crazy old coot armed to the teeth shoots up own house and falls asleep.

[JackRiddler]

6. Well, he did get drunk first.

And doesn't remember a thing! I believe it!

[rjsquirrel]

8. There should be laws against carrying

or discharging a gun, even on your own property, while intoxicated. It should be an aggravating charge even where gun use is already illegal. No more than booze and cars, booze and guns don't mix.

[JackRiddler]

11. Maybe.

I keep thinking there should be laws that fund free, open, gloriously progressive public schools with well-paid teachers and class sizes capped at 15 and lots of arts and music and gym and library facilities, and a lot of shit will get better within 20 years.

[rjsquirrel]

13. This is America!

Schools don't matter as long as everyone has an AR-15 on their shoulder and a Glock on their hip. Who needs schools when you've got weapons? Weapons are what made America great. The founding fathers started America just so every bubba with a beer gut and a bald spot and a bad attitude could be his own SWAT team.

And the best part is all you need to do is arm more people and put guns everywhere in schools and pretty soon you won't need schools anymore.

[JackRiddler]

16. Well, to be fair...

The founding fathers (the framers) started America so that Congress could pay them off on their war bonds. The theme continues today. (As many as half the "founding fathers" counted from 1776 probably opposed the Constitution.)

[JackRiddler]

5. To help fall asleep most old men just masturbate or drink.

Though drinking was involved not surprisingly. "Compliant and cordial," I like that. And with a mild headache.

[jaysunb]

7. How do you know this ?

[JackRiddler]

9. For 51 years I've participated in an intense study...

on the process of getting old.

And let me tell you the preliminary results: It works! Just keep breathing, you'll get there too.

[jaysunb]

12. LOL ! I was 51 about18 years ago. rofl!

You are on target.

[rjsquirrel]

14. Well to be fair

most ammosexuals masturbate by playing with their big guns. So maybe that explains it.

[JackRiddler]

15. He was confused by the term "shoot off"

[snooper2]

17. does that include women?

[Pharaoh]

10. Let me guess

He's white.

Otherwise he would have been shot dead immediately!

[47of74]

18. Hopefully it's a wake up call for him and his family.

To get rid of the guns and get evalulated to see if there's something going on with him that caused him to shoot the gun when he did beyond alcohol intoxication.

Somehow I doubt that will happen.

And yes I get the feeling too that this dude was white and that if he wasn't he'd be decked out at the funeral parlor now.