Man in custody after rooftop standoff in Indio
Jesus Reyes
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A person was detained after a rooftop standoff in Indio that started with at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, police said.
The standoff was at the 83000 block of Highway 111. Police said Highway 111 is back open after an hours long closure near the scene.
Viewer video from the scene shows police using flashbangs were deployed as a distraction as officers approached the suspect. Police said the suspect was not struck by flashbangs.
The suspect was evaluated by CAL-Fire personnel for dehydration, and he is currently being processed. He will be booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on several charges, including vandalism, assault with a deadly weapon, and a felony warrant.
SWAT is at the scene assisting in efforts to take the suspect into custody safely.
Police said the incident started at around 8:45 a.m. with a vandalism report at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
“A witness followed the adult male suspect to a second location, where he continued to vandalize property and then climbed onto the roof of a building, prompting a police standoff,” reads an Indio police news release.
The Indio Police Department urges anyone with additional information regarding this case to contact Indio Police (760) 391-4057.
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