Tagged: "standoff"

Jul23

Local Man in Custody After Standoff with Deputies

St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies have taken a Covington-area man to a local hospital for evaluation after a standoff outside his parents’ home this early this morning. At approximately 1 a.m. today, a father called 911 to report that his son was suicidal and had left the home in the 71000 block of Lake Placid Rd with a shotgun. Responding deputies made contact with the man’s girlfriend, who informed them…
Jul16

Covington Area Man in Custody after Standoff with Deputies

St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies have taken a 22-year old Covington-area man to a northshore hospital for evaluation after a brief standoff outside his parents’ home this afternoon. Shortly after noon today, a passerby called 911 to report that the man was outside the home in the River Oaks subdivision with a gun pointed at his own head. When deputies arrived, the man was initially uncooperative and the Sheriff’s office…