Longmont Man Arrested After Barricading Himself in Baker Street Garage
James Murray allegedly strangled a friend and pointed a rifle during a four-hour standoff with Longmont police before SWAT used gas to end the barricade, officials said.
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Longmont man arrested after barricading himself in Baker Street garage
Longmont police arrested a man Thursday evening after he barricaded himself in a Baker Street garage and allegedly strangled and pointed a rifle at another person. James Murray, 37, was arrested at 5:38 p.m. after a four-hour standoff with police in the 700 block of Baker Street, according to an arrest affidavit. He finally left the garage after a Longmont SWAT team used gas to get him out. Murray got into an argument with a friend over Murray’s…
Longmont police take man into custody after Baker Street barricade
Longmont officers took a man into custody shortly before 5:40 p.m. Thursday after he had barricaded himself in a home in the 700 block of Baker Street for more than four hours. Police initially responded to a domestic violence call at the address at 1:36 p.m., according to Longmont public information officer Rogelio Mares. In an email about 3:45 p.m., Mares said there was no threat to the public at that time. Thursday evening, Mares could not im…
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