CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — One person is in custody following a standoff in Charlestown Tuesday afternoon.
Officers responded to a home on South County Trail following reports of a person making threats with a gun, according to Charlestown Police Lt. Kevin Kidd.
Kidd said negotiations dragged on for roughly two hours before the person was removed from the home. That person was brought to a nearby hospital to be evaluated.
The incident remains under investigation at this time. Kidd expects more information to be released sometime Wednesday.