Proceedings Suspended For Rogers Man Involved In StandOff

Devin Weaver
Devin Weaver

BENTONVILLE -- A judge Monday suspended criminal proceedings against the Rogers man who was wounded during a February standoff with Benton County Sheriff's Office deputies.

Devin Weaver, 24, appeared in court Monday where Rachel McKay, deputy public defender, requested a mental evaluation for him.

AT A GLANCE

Charges

Devin Weaver, 24, of Rogers is charged with two counts of terroristic threatening in the first degree, a Class D felony; domestic battering in the first degree, a Class B felony; false imprisonment in the first degree, a Class C felony; aggravated assault on a family or household member, a Class D felony; four counts of aggravated assault, a Class D felony; endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, a Class D felony; domestic battering in the third degree, a Class A misdemeanor; and enhanced penalties for an offense committed in the presence of children. He previously pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

Source: Staff Report

Judge David Clinger granted the request and ordered proceedings suspended pending the evaluation's outcome. Weaver will be evaluated at Ozark Guidance in Springdale. A mental status hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 14.

Deputies went to Canary Road about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 13 after Weaver's wife, Ashley, called 911, according to court documents. Sgt. Charles Wells saw Ashley Weaver in the house, "covered in blood." Wells helped her escape, but two children remained in the home with Devin Weaver, who was armed, according to court documents. Ashley Weaver said Devin Weaver hit her with a shotgun, his fist and stomped her head, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Capt. Nathan Atchison, a SWAT team leader, said he heard a gunshot as he and two other team members approached the home. Atchison said he heard screaming from the home, but he couldn't hear what was being said as a negotiator talked with Devin Weaver. Atchison later saw the children come out of the home. Atchison saw Devin Weaver near the door through his gun's scope and could see the barrel of Weaver's gun coming up as the negotiator continued to talk with Weaver.

Atchison fired four or five times through a window, according to the report. Devin Weaver was wounded in the arm and torso and was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Weaver remains jailed on a $250,000 bond.

NW News on 04/29/2014

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