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At approximately 2:20 p.m. a member of the Carmel Police Department was on Putnam Drive investigating a prior domestic incident involving the 28-year-old resident, Alexander Booth.
The officer, hearing what he believed to be a gunshot come from the residence, requested backup, Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari said. When additional officers arrived, Booth was observed in his doorway acting in an agitated state before returning inside his garage apartment and barricading himself
As a safety precaution, officers evacuated the neighboring houses and alerted the Putnam County Emergency Response Team and Negotiation Team.
Negotiators made contact with Booth, and, after six hours of discussion, they were successful in convincing him to surrender without incident.
"Thanks to their tireless efforts no civilians or police were harmed," Cazzari said.
Booth was subsequently arrested on a felony warrant was issued stemming from the previous domestic incident.
Booth was charged with the following:
- second-degree burglary a Class C felony;
- criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor;
- second-degree criminal contempt, a Class A misdemeanor;
- second-degree aggravated harassment, a Class A misdemeanor;
- petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor.
He was arraignment in Carmel Town Justice Court.
"At the conclusion of this incident, no weapons or ammunition feeding devises were found or seized, despite numerous false social media posts to the contrary," Cazzari said.
The Town of Carmel Police Department was assisted by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Westchester County Department of Public Safety’s Special Response and Negotiation Teams.
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