Standoff with Pocatello police ends peacefully, man in custody
Curtis Jackson
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – A Pocatello man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home for nearly six hours.
Pocatello Police said in a news release they were notified of a domestic disturbance at 1730 West Quinn Avenue around 6:19 a.m. on Thursday.
When officers arrived, Logan Smith, 40, barricaded himself inside the home with a woman and three children. Police did not say if they were related.
The woman told a police dispatcher that Smith was armed with both a gun and a machete. Police deployed the Immediate Response Team and Crisis Negotiators to help resolve the incident. Officers were able to evacuate the woman and the three children from the home with the assistance of the dispatcher.
After a lengthy negotiation, the Smith peacefully surrendered and was taken into custody. He was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault.
Police said no one was injured and the area was reopened around 12 p.m.