Man arrested after hours-long standoff in Columbia neighborhood just south of I-70
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia police were in a standoff on Thursday night in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70.
The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:44 p.m. that officers tried to arrest a man at 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard. The man is wanted on suspicion of first-degree stalking, the post says.
Brian Strickland, 58, then barricaded himself inside a home and allegedly made threats while he was “believed to have had a weapon, police wrote. Police arrested him at 7:45 p.m., CPD wrote in a 9:14 p.m. social media post.
CPD shared a photo showing three patrol vehicles parked on the street outside the home. An ABC 17 News photographer saw six vehicles when he arrived at 8 p.m. One of the vehicles was blocking the southern portion of the road.
Police left the area before 8:20 p.m.
ABC 17 News is working to learn more information. Please check back for updates.