A Bentonville man was arrested Tuesday after a four-hour standoff with police.
3:27 p.m. update
Lincoln Todd Estill, 37, of Bentonville was arrested around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday after a four-hour standoff with law enforcement at his home. Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson said no force was used to coerce Estill from his home.
"I credit the resolution 100 percent to the (Benton County) Sheriff's Office's negotiations team," Simpson said.
Residents who lived nearby were allowed back into their homes soon after Estill was transported to the Benton County Jail.
2:23 p.m. update
Police said the man has surrendered peacefully after an hours-long standoff.
2:18 p.m. update
Communications between a 37-year-old armed Bentonville man barricaded inside his home and local law enforcement agencies are not developing as successfully was hoped, according to Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson. Fully-geared SWAT team members are stationed at various points around the neighborhood surrounding 3400 Landau Court.
Simpson said the department is working with Elm Tree Elementary to ensure that children who live in the neighborhood have an alternate place to go.
Local law enforcement agencies will track the weather and consider the time of day when deciding how to end the standoff, Simpson said.
"What we know is we have a person who is armed and not stable," Simpson said. "It's all about containment right now."
12:18 p.m
Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson said police are communicating with an armed 37-year-old man who has been barricaded in his home for more than two hours.
Simpson said the man is alone and the surrounding neighborhood has been evacuated. Simpson confirmed that shots were fired before police arrived.
Officers are speaking with the man via cell phone, and Simpson said the man's demeanor is "changing" as time goes on.
Nearby Elm Tree Elementary has been notified of the situation, but Simpson said at this time there is no cause for concern at the school.
11:22 a.m. update
Bentonville police are involved in a standoff with a possibly armed person.
Jeremy and Felicia Akins live near the residence that is now the scene of the standoff.
Residents were evacuated from the residences at 3400 Landau Court, and the SWAT team and at least a dozen police cars are now on the scene.
A police officer in a bulletproof vest is diverting all traffic away from the only entrance to the subdivision.
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Correction: One sentence of this story originally had the wrong name of the street where the standoff took place. The error has been corrected.