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Sword-Wielding Man Who Threatened To Kill Trump Arrested At His Home Sword-Wielding Man Who Threatened To Kill Trump Arrested At His Home
Sword-Wielding Man Who Threatened To Kill Trump Arrested At His Home A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after authorities say he made repeated threats online to kill U.S. President Donald Trump, leading to a tense standoff at his home. Andrew Emerald, 45, of Great Barrington, was arrested by FBI agents last week after he allegedly made several Facebook threats, vowing to harm Trump, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  "Either Trump is dead and in the ground by 2026 or I am hunting him down and putting him there," Emerald wrote in May 2025, according to the indictment. "Do you hear that FBI and any other organization …
CT Man Barricades Himself In Apartment During Police Standoff: Cops CT Man Barricades Himself In Apartment During Police Standoff: Cops
CT Man Barricades Himself In Apartment During Police Standoff: Cops A man barricaded himself in an apartment for hours over the weekend and refused to come out after police responded to a report of a domestic dispute, authorities said. Kyrell Thaxter is accused of keeping Rocky Hill Police at bay outside his unit at Forrest Park Apartments on West Street around 8 a.m. Saturday. Police said it was unclear if he had a weapon. Rocky Hill police evacuated the building as a precaution. Authorities arrested Thaxter around 1 p.m., five hours after police originally responded to the call. Thaxter was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, interfering, brea…
Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police
Man Barricaded In Stamford Luxury Apartment Wanted In NY Theft Case: Police A man wanted for financial crimes in New York was arrested after a tense three-hour standoff with Stamford police at a downtown apartment building, authorities said. Jerry Genesis, 34, barricaded himself inside The Urby apartments on Greyrock Place after officers arrived to serve a warrant. When they knocked on the door, Genesis “slammed the door in their faces and refused to come out,” according to police. New York authorities said Genesis had fled the state after posting bail in a theft case. Officials did not disclose what was allegedly stolen. Stamford officers surrounded the building …
CT Troopers Justified In Shooting Suspect Who Killed Police K9: State CT Troopers Justified In Shooting Suspect Who Killed Police K9: State
CT Troopers Justified In Shooting Suspect Who Killed Police K9: State A police K9 was shot and killed, and the suspect who pulled the trigger was fatally wounded in a December 2023 gunfight with state troopers during a tense standoff outside a Stonington home. State investigators ruled in July 2025 that the officers’ use of deadly force was justified. The deadly incident happened during a high-risk operation to arrest 42-year-old Vaughn Malloy, who was wanted for a 2022 shooting in Norwich. Troopers believed Malloy was inside a home at 69 Mechanic Street and used a loudspeaker to call for him to surrender. He didn’t respond, according to the State Inspector Ge…
SWAT Called After CT Family Knife Fight; Standoff Ends Without Injuries SWAT Called After CT Family Knife Fight; Standoff Ends Without Injuries
SWAT Called After CT Family Knife Fight; Standoff Ends Without Injuries A family dispute spiraled into an hours-long armed standoff with police, authorities said.  East Haven police were called to a home on Dora Drive Monday, June 30, around 4:30 p.m. after someone there reported that two adult family members had gotten into a fight involving a knife, and one had made a threat about having a gun.  One of them barricaded themselves in the basement of the home before officers arrived.  Police locked down the street for hours after SWAT teams attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender. The person eventually came out peacefully.  No one was i…
Father, Son Rob CT Bank; Motel Standoff Ends With 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized: Police Father, Son Rob CT Bank; Motel Standoff Ends With 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized: Police
Father, Son Rob CT Bank; Motel Standoff Ends With 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized: Police A Connecticut bank robbery suspect is dead, and his father remains hospitalized after an hours-long standoff with police at a Groton motel ended in gunfire, authorities said.  The chaos began just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12, when Groton police received a report of a robbery at the Chelsea Groton Bank on Gold Star Highway. Two masked men passed a note to a teller demanding money and implied they had a weapon, authorities said. After receiving cash, the men ran out of the bank and sped away in a vehicle, Groton police said. Hours later, officers located the suspected getaway car…
Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say
Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say A Connecticut man who held police at bay for several hours last week has been charged with alleged criminal possession of weapons and drugs. New Haven County resident Eric Warren, age 50, of Ansonia, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 on a warrant for the Wednesday, March 8 incident at his home. During the original incident, Ansonia Police responded to Warren's home on a report of a person in an altered mental state acting irrationally and armed with a handgun, said Lt. Patrick Lynch. Lynch said when police arrived, Warren refused to exit the home when contacted by the police. After several…
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Police used pepper spray to make a Fairfield County man come out of his home during a standoff after he failed to show up in court and was wanted on several domestic violence-related warrants. The incident took place in Fairfield on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, officers went to the home of Neil Bhatia, age 46, after learning he failed to show up in court for his arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and for several other domestic violence-related warrants. Bhatia had been arrested by Fairfield Police on Tuesday and charged with risk of injury to a minor and di…
Fairfield County Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years Fairfield County Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years
Fairfield County Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years A Fairfield County man wanted for two years for allegedly luring a woman from Florida to his home and then sexually assaulting her, killed himself during a standoff with US Marshals in Canada. Simon Bester, age 42, of Stamford, died last week in a vacation home just north of Quebec, said the Stamford Police Department. According to Stamford Police, Bester fled to Canada in 2020, after his arrest in 2019 for luring an unsuspecting woman from Florida, then sexually assaulting her, and holding her against her will. When Bester failed to appear in court, a warrant was issued, police said.…
Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide
Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide A Fairfield County man considered armed and dangerous who was wanted for the alleged murder of his girlfriend was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Tennessee, following a standoff with police. The standoff with Glenn Pettway, age 28, of Bridgeport, took place in Jackson, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2. Police were led to Pettway after receiving an anonymous tip that he was hiding out at a location in Jackson, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. See Earlier Story: 'Armed & Dangerous' Man Wanted For Bridgeport Murder, Police Sa…
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window A Fairfield County man was arrested following a standoff with police after he allegedly fired numerous shots from the third-floor window of a multi-family home. The incident began in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Orange Street around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24. Bridgeport Police responded to a home after receiving calls reporting shots being fired on Orange Street, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived at the scene and reported hearing more gunshots. Police identified a multi-family home on Orange Street from which the shots were being fired, Gilleran said…
Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass
Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass An hours-long standoff between a crossbow-wielding man who barricaded himself inside his Western Massachusetts home and state police led to the arrest of a suspect without any reported injuries. The Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations Team (STOP) responded to a Berkshire County residence in Cheshire to apprehend a suspect who aimed a crossbow at a state trooper during a standoff. The incident began shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the Pine Valley Trailer Park on 4th Avenue in Cheshire. Police said that local law enforcement called on state police for ass…
Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood
Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood A 38-year-old man was arrested following a standoff with police that lasted nine hours in a Connecticut neighborhood.  Troopers in Tolland County responded to a home on South Street in the town of Coventry to serve arrest warrants on Jared Anderson at about 7:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, according to Connecticut State Police. Anderson, who is from Coventry, was wanted on charges of first- and second-degree failure to appear, police said. When authorities arrived, Anderson retreated inside the home and told police he had a gun, state police said. Three neighbors in the area were evacua…