BARBERTON SWAT INCIDENT
IN NORTHEAT OHIO, A BARBERTON MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY HE THREATENED TO BLOW UP HIS HOME.
OFFICERS SAY THEY NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF NATURAL GAS WHEN THEY RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC DISPUTE CALL IN THE 400 BLOCK OF 15TH STREET. A MAN TOLD POLICE HE CUT THE GAS LINE AND WAS GOING TO BLOW UP THE HOUSE. FTER A TWO HOUR STANDOFF, THE MAN SURRENDERED. AT ONE POINT, NEIGHBORS WERE EVACUATED UNTIL CREWS ARRIVED TO SHUT OFF THE GAS.