STPSO released more about the nine-hour standoff that occurred Monday night in an Abita Springs neighborhood.
Shortly before 5:15 p.m. Monday, St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputies were called in to assist a local bail bondsman who was attempting to arrest a subject on a warrant.
The subject, Quinton Richard, pulled a gun on the bail bondsman before arming himself with multiple firearms and barricading himself inside his residence on Barque Place in Abita Springs.
At approximately 6:15 p.m., after Richard refused to exit the residence, the STPSO SWAT team was called in. Members of the STPSO negotiations team were able to make contact with Richard but negotiations broke down and chemical munitions were introduced into the residence with no effect.
Early Tuesday morning, SWAT team members, utilizing a camera system inside the residence, were able to observe Richard as he fell asleep. They made entry into the home and Richard was safely taken into custody without injury shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Richard was transported to the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center, where he was booked with Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Assault and three counts of Failure to Appear.
