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Published on: August 10, 2024

SWAT Assisted in Police Standoff During Arrest of Wes Scantlin

After a routine traffic stop reportedly led to a police standoff, the lead singer of the band “Puddle of Mudd” was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant and resisting arrest.

Wes Scantlin has been the 52-year-old lead singer and guitarist of the post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd since its formation in 1991. Over the years, Scantlin has had several legal issues for a variety of reasons. In 2002 and 2013, he was accused of domestic abuse, in addition to pleading guilty to cocaine possession in the summer of 2012. In 2017, Scantlin was arrested again when he reportedly tried to get on an airplane with a BB gun at the Los Angeles International Airport.

On July 31, someone later identified as Scantlin was driving a Hummer in Burbank when a law enforcement officer initiated a traffic stop. Scantlin initially pulled over, but when the police found out that he had an outstanding arrest warrant for the incident at LAX he allegedly started resisting.

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Published on: May 26, 2023

Man with Gun Held Family with Children Hostage

by Staycie R. Sena

A man in North Carolina was arrested after a 6-hour standoff for allegedly holding people hostage in a residence and threatening to shoot them.

According to reports, around 3:00 AM on May 21, the Spindale Police Department was notified about gunshots that were believed to have been fired inside a home.

Officers were dispatched to the address, and when they got there someone told them that there were people, including children, that were still inside the house with the suspect. They were informed that the suspect allegedly intended to shoot any law enforcement that came to the residence.

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Published on: February 13, 2023

Children Stuck in Standoff Between Armed Man and Police

by Staycie R. Sena

A 37-year-old man from Missouri is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly got into a standoff with the police that involved children and firearms.

Early in the morning on February 6, officers with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety dispatched to an address in Sikeston after someone called in a report about an assault.

When they arrived, the deputies reported that two youngsters were outside the residence. A deputy spoke to them, and they reportedly said that the man in the home had a gun and that a sleeping child was also inside.

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Published on: October 27, 2021

Livestreaming Kidnapper Arrested after 19-Hour Standoff

by Staycie R. Sena

A couple in Palmdale allegedly kidnapped a child, and the woman and youngster remained barricaded in the apartment for nearly a full day while she streamed a live feed of the event on the internet.

Around 5:00 pm on October 21, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Special Enforcement Bureau learned that a man and woman were in a Palmdale apartment with a child they allegedly kidnapped.

The authorities went to the apartment complex, and they reported that when they arrived, they found that the suspects were inside a unit on the second floor. They had reportedly barricaded themselves and the child in the apartment.

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Published on: September 12, 2021

Nude Woman Cruised Through Armed Standoff on Golf Cart

by Staycie R. Sena

A naked Florida woman reportedly rode a golf cart through an active standoff between the authorities and a shooter that was positioned on a nearby rooftop.

On the evening of September 5, deputies with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office were trying to get control of a situation involving a teenager who had a gun on the rooftop.

The authorities formed a perimeter around the premises with patrol cars, and the boy reportedly held them at bay for over 6 hours.

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Published on: August 21, 2020

Officers Shot Trying to Detain Man Holding Family Hostage

by Staycie R. Sena

A man allegedly held three of his family members hostage in their home for nearly 17-hours and reportedly shot and injured three responding officers during the standoff.

Last Sunday afternoon, a man reportedly angrily burst through the door of his family home in Cedar Park, Texas while his mother and siblings were inside.

The man’s mother feared for her safety and the safety of her children, and she called the authorities to report a possible domestic disturbance. She explained that her son was refusing to allow the family to exit the home.

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Published on: June 19, 2012

Police Chief’s Wife Goes Wild!

by Staycie R. Sena

In a recent story from the Orange County Register, the wife of Oceanside police chief Frank McCoy suffered a fit of depression in 2010 that stemmed from a domestic argument between her and her 17-year old son. Outraged that Mr. McCoy took the side of the son during the dispute, wife Brinda McCoy, 49, took the law into her own hands. She grabbed a gun and initiated a fierce standoff with police officers outside their Cypress home in Orange County, at one point firing several shots in the direction of officers before coming out her front door saying, “f——– shoot me,” disobeying officer’s orders for her to show her hands. She was quickly subdued by the SWAT team and arrested.

During the criminal trial, prosecutors contend that McCoy ignored the law by waving and pointing her husband’s service semiautomatic handgun at them and firing twice. McCoy denied seeing officers, or shooting at them. On June 18, 2012, Brinda McCoy was convicted of five counts of assault on police officers. Although she walked out of the courthouse on bail and in tears, she is lucky to be alive. Pointing or firing a handgun at police officers will result in police firing back with intent to kill. Similarly, disobeying police orders to show her hands increases tension in officers already on edge, knowing she was in possession of a weapon that she had already fired twice.

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