Standoff in Stagecoach with Lyon County Sheriff's deputies ends, man in custody
UPDATE 4:02PM: The Lyon County Sheriff's Office has identified the man involved in a standoff that happened Tuesday morning. George “Vic” Sheppard was taken into custody at around noon and faces a charge of domestic battery. A female victim was treated for minor injuries.
According to a news release from the sheriff's office, at around 9 a.m. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies were called to a residence located in the 8000 block of Appaloosa Court in Stagecoach for a report of a domestic violence call for service.
When patrol deputies arrived, they met with the female victim and found that she had obvious injuries to her face and stated that she was battered by a family member within the residence. The victim advised that the suspect who battered her was possibly armed with a gun and was known to possess several other firearms, the release states.
Family members were evacuated from the house and verbal requests to the suspect inside went unanswered.
Patrol deputies identified the parties involved and conducted interviews determining there was probable cause to arrest the suspect, according to the release.
Because he was potentially armed with a gun, and had access to several other firearms, deputies backed off and held a perimeter around the residence, making several verbal announcements to the suspect who refused to come out, the release states.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiation Team arrived to the scene and attempted contact with the barricaded suspect. Once they arrived on scene, it was determined that the suspect had reinforced the door and covered the windows and was still refusing to come out of the house.
Several attempts were made to communicate with the suspect to no avail. After about an hour, the suspect exited the house and surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody without incident.
Sheppard was subsequently booked into the Lyon County Jail where he will face charges of Domestic Battery. His bail was set at $3,140.
The victim was treated and released from an area hospital for minor injuries suffered during the incident.
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UPDATE: Highway 50 and Shetland in Stagecoach has reopened to all traffic.
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A situation late Tuesday morning involving law enforcement agencies in the Lyon County community of Stagecoach which forced the closure of Highway 50 at Shetland appears to have ended at around noon with at least two people in police custody.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office Twitter feed said the incident is an "emergency situation" and urged all people to avoid the area and yield for emergency vehicles.
According to unconfirmed reports and police scanner, a person apparently barricaded themselves in a garage after deputies were called to a domestic incident. A male was taken into custody at around noon.
Also, according to police scanner, a number of residents in the area had attempted to get close to the situation, putting themselves in danger.
KOLO Channel 8 reports a SWAT team was negotiating with the person inside the garage. The male suspect was believed to be armed.
The Nevada Highway Patrol, Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the fire department are at the scene.