On August 8, 2019, at approximately 1:56
p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from
the Maryland State Police responded to the reported armed suicidal subject,
located in the 44700 block of Locust Ridge Court in California. Initially,
contact was unable to be made with the individual and a barricade was
declared. The St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Team and the Critical Incident Negotiations
Team (CINT) responded to the location.
Crisis negotiators from CINT established
contact with the individual and at approximately 7:07 p.m. the individual surrendered
to law enforcement and was taken into custody without incident. The individual
was transported to an area hospital for an emergency evaluation.
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