Man surrenders after standoff in Salisbury

A man surrendered at about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday after police said he locked himself inside a Salisbury home with his son for about six-and-a-half hours.
    
According to detectives, at about 11:15 a.m., the man entered his ex-girlfriend’s home on Park Street by breaking a basement window and then refused to leave after repeatedly being told to do so by the victim. Police said an argument between the man and the woman began when he tried to leave the property with their 13-year-old son. The woman called police, and upon arrival of authorities, police said the defendant grabbed his son and barricaded himself inside the home.

The Third Squad led the police response. The Bureau of Special Operations, Emergency Services and Hostage Negotiations accompanied also responded to the scene. Heavily armed officers were stationed on the roof of a Carman Avenue building. During the standoff, the area was closed off around Park Street, which is just east of Carman Avenue and south of Stewart Avenue.

“What we have is a person who refused to come out of the house and locked himself in and it escalated,” said Officer Eric Evensen, a spokesman for the Nassau County Police Department. “We were not taking any chances.”

No injuries were reported and no weapons were recovered, police said. After the man surrendered, the involved individuals were questioned on Sunday night, police said. The defendant was charged with Burglary 2nd Degree, Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and was found to have an open Family Court Warrant in addition to a First District Court Warrant, police said.

The defendant’s arraignment was scheduled on Monday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Updated: 7:38 a.m., 3/21/11