RRSpin - Weldon standoff ends peacefully

Monday, 14 March 2016 15:18

Weldon standoff ends peacefully

Written by Lance Martin

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A three-hour standoff with a man who threatened suicide ended with his surrender following negotiations with a Halifax County Sheriffs Office sergeant.

Sheriff Wes Tripp said Alex Price had warrants for a sexual assault in Onslow County and began the standoff at the intersection of Washington Avenue Extension and Drake Street in Weldon when deputies and the State Bureau of Investigation came to serve them.

Officers in SWAT gear stood by as Sergeant Eric Johnson talked with Price, sometimes using hand gestures to coax him from the residence.

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Price could be seen from the door and at one point standing on the front porch, pulling his T-shirt up, apparently to show he had no weapon.

At the end of the three-hour ordeal, Price surrendered and was taken into custody.

Tripp said Price was first going to be taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center for evaluation and then to the sheriff's office for transport to Onslow County.

Johnson, Tripp said, has had extensive training in hostage negotiation and during his talks with Price resorted to negotiation.

During the negotiations, Tripp said, “We're going to stay here as long as possible. There are no hostages. We're trying to talk him out so he won't hurt himself.”

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