Man holds wife and boyfriend at courthouse with weapon, Billings MT
Family OffenseA man armed with an assault-style weapon is holding his wife and her new boyfriend inside a courthouse courtroom after a custody hearing. Others in the courtroom have escaped. Police have set up a crisis entry team and negotiators are trying to make contact with the suspect to resolve the situation.
Audio|Source: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
03:15
Transcript:
00:00
I copy. We'll close you up there and establish a crisis entry[1] team.
00:04
Copy that. C&T, men?
00:06
No. If we can work on a floor plan of that floor, specifically the courtroom, and push it out over the WhatsApp channel, please.
00:14
Copy that. Man, pretty.
00:15
Go ahead.
00:16
We have a crisis entry[1] team established, we're set up, and we're with probably a six to seven count to the middle of the quarter of a maybe.
00:27
I copy.
00:28
I'm working on getting a floor plan pushed out over WhatsApp for purposes of side numbering.
00:34
The north side of the building will be the one side, east side will be the two side.
00:39
Copy. This is on two side.
00:41
I copy. I got more guys coming in it.
00:43
I just don't know where they're going to get here.
00:44
Harris Anderson.
00:45
Good. If you could relate to any more guys coming that we need some extra breaching[2] things, Haligan, perhaps a bigger RAM as well.
00:52
I copy. Wes is grabbing stuff.
00:54
He should be almost here.
00:55
I copy. Okay. All right, we're courthouse room 608.
00:59
Barricade was innocent at this point until we get more information.
01:02
Break. Suspect, (name withheld), was in the courtroom for a divorce-type hearing, custody hearing.
01:10
It sounds like it didn't go well.
01:11
Produced some kind of assault-style weapon.
01:14
Break.
01:15
Sounds like his wife and her new boyfriend were not allowed to leave the courtroom.
01:20
The judge and clerk and anybody else was allowed to escape break.
01:24
Negotiators are on the scene.
01:26
They're working on gathering intel and make contact with the suspect to get more info.
01:31
Drones had visual on suspect with an assault-style weapon out of the east side windows.
01:39
Priorities for now are establishing crisis entry[1] team layered plans and contingencies.
01:47
More personnel are arriving and we'll go from there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
crisis entry: Hostage or barricade situation
[2]
breaching: Forced entry tools requested
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Location mentioned:
Near First Ave N Fl 1, Billings, MT 59101
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