Authorities arrested a 51-year-old man after a standoff that lasted nearly a day in Roanoke.
Shortly after noon on Sunday, Roanoke County Police responded to a domestic assault call in the 5200 block of Orchard Hill Drive, which is in the Bonsack area of the county.
Officers arrived and found a 53-year-old woman at the scene who was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Roanoke County police later put out a lookout for 51-year-old John Andrew Burch and obtained felony warrants against him for aggravated malicious wounding and abduction.
Roanoke City Police located Burch at a residence in the 2500 block of Edinburgh Drrive NW; however, when they attempted to arrest him, he barricaded himself inside the residence with a firearm.
A standoff ensued and the Roanoke City Police Tactical Response Team was called in.
As the standoff extended late into the evening, Roanoke County SWAT and City of Salem Emergency Response Team relieved Roanoke City.
At 6:30 a.m. Monday, the Roanoke City Tactical Response Team resumed command.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody without incident.
Roanoke County Police continues to investigate the incident. Additional charges are pending further investigation.
Roanoke County Police is appreciative of the Roanoke City and City of Salem Police Departments for bringing this incident to an end.
After more than 20 hours, a standoff is over in Roanoke.
According to police, it all began because of an incident in Roanoke County.
The man was taken into custody at about 10:30 a.m. and the standoff began at about 2 p.m. Sunday.
We’re working to learn more about what happened in Roanoke County that led to the standoff.
Police are in a more than 18-hour standoff with a suspect barricaded inside a home in northwest Roanoke.
The home is on Edinburgh Dr. near the intersection with Grandview Ave.
A Roanoke Police Department spokesperson told 10 News officers are attempting to serve felony warrants on the suspect.
Officers believe the man is armed.
Source: WSLS News 10
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