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Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers Taken Into Custody In Wappinger Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers Taken Into Custody In Wappinger
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers Taken Into Custody In Wappinger 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. …

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by Kathy Reakes