Man barricaded in house surrenders, is in Rogers police custody

NWA Democrat-Gazette/FLIP PUTTHOFF The Rogers Police Department set up a barricade at Third and Persimmon Streets in Rogers.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/FLIP PUTTHOFF The Rogers Police Department set up a barricade at Third and Persimmon Streets in Rogers.

UPDATE:

The man who was barricaded inside the house surrendered and is in police custody.

EARLIER:

Rogers police are trying to urge a person who is barricaded in a house to come out and have already taken at least three people into custody.

"Leave the weapon inside and come out the front door with your hands up," a police officer said.

EARLIER:

Rogers police have blocked off streets near downtown in response to a person barricading himself or herself into a house.

Keith Foster, a spokesman for the Rogers Police Department, said police were trying to serve a warrant at 510 N. Third St.

The case is related to a aggravated assault investigation for a incident that happened Tuesday night.

The SWAT team and a negotiator are responding, Foster said.

NW News on 08/09/2018

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