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Jerry Ford

Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area State Police took a man into custody after he barricaded himself in Wappinger and then threatened officers with what looked like a rifle. The event took place around 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, in Wappinger, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Police responded to the home of Jerry Ford, 44, Wappinger after receiving a request for a welfare check, Hicks said. Ford apparently became "upset" while being interviewed and went inside his home and came back out with what looked like a rifle and pointed it at officers, he added. State Police were able to talk Ford into surrendering and place him under arrest. …