A Gardnerville man faces charges after deputies say he threatened neighbors with a shotgun and later barricaded himself inside a home, on Monday.
Deputies say they responded to the Meadowlark Circle area around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a man threatening his neighbors. Deputies say the man, identified as 54-year-old Thomas Detwiler of Gardnerville, had entered a neighbor’s property armed with a shotgun and made threats.
When deputies arrived, they say Detwiler returned to his home, refused to comply with deputies' orders and barricaded himself inside the residence.
Deputies made numerous attempts to contact and communicate with Detwiler without success then DCSO SWAT and the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) responded and continued efforts to establish communication.
Deputies say a search warrant was obtained for Detwiler and his weapon.
SWAT members say they found Detwiler hiding inside a crawl space beneath the home.
Detwiler was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, intoxicated person in possession of a firearm, and resisting arrest.
His bail was set at $52,486.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office was on the scene of a barricaded suspect in Gardnerville on Monday evening.
It happened in the area of Meadow Lark, according to a post on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
It is currently unknown what led to the situation, if anyone was injured, or if anyone has been detained.
2 News Nevada has reached out to the DCSO for more information and will provide it as soon as it becomes available.
