This is about 4pm, Jeff took this picture from our bedroom window...
And here is the article in the newspaper this morning
And here is the article in the newspaper this morning
Man may have held 2 hostage
42-year-old arrested after standoff at Longmont apartment
By Scott Rochat
© 2009 Longmont Times-Call
A Longmont man suspected of holding two women against their will and sexually assaulting them Friday night was arrested after a police standoff Saturday.
Cmdr. Tim Lewis said Jimmy Travis, 42, could face two counts each of kidnapping, sexual assault, assault and felony menacing.
Travis
A search of Travis’ apartment found a 150mm artillery shell and some percussion grenades that had been taped together. A 9mm pistol that Travis is believed to have had with him has not yet been found.
Lewis said Travis and the two women all knew each other and had been in his apartment Friday night at the Circle at Lakeshore apartment complex. Police believe that sometime during the night, he threatened both women and refused to let them leave the apartment, then assaulted them.
The women escaped the apartment Saturday and called police at about 1:17 p.m.
“They convinced him that they had some things they needed to do and that they would return,” Lewis said.
Instead, officers and detectives arrived at the apartment complex, where Travis was still holed up. The SWAT team was called at about 2 p.m. after police learned that the man had the gun, was on several medications and had post-traumatic stress disorder. Residents of several neighboring apartments were evacuated during the standoff and acquaintances of Travis warned police of the military ordinance inside.
After nearly four hours, Travis surrendered peaceably at 5:41 p.m. and was taken to the Boulder County Jail. As of 8:30 p.m., police were still searching his apartment.
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42-year-old arrested after standoff at Longmont apartment
By Scott Rochat
© 2009 Longmont Times-Call
A Longmont man suspected of holding two women against their will and sexually assaulting them Friday night was arrested after a police standoff Saturday.
Cmdr. Tim Lewis said Jimmy Travis, 42, could face two counts each of kidnapping, sexual assault, assault and felony menacing.
Travis
A search of Travis’ apartment found a 150mm artillery shell and some percussion grenades that had been taped together. A 9mm pistol that Travis is believed to have had with him has not yet been found.
Lewis said Travis and the two women all knew each other and had been in his apartment Friday night at the Circle at Lakeshore apartment complex. Police believe that sometime during the night, he threatened both women and refused to let them leave the apartment, then assaulted them.
The women escaped the apartment Saturday and called police at about 1:17 p.m.
“They convinced him that they had some things they needed to do and that they would return,” Lewis said.
Instead, officers and detectives arrived at the apartment complex, where Travis was still holed up. The SWAT team was called at about 2 p.m. after police learned that the man had the gun, was on several medications and had post-traumatic stress disorder. Residents of several neighboring apartments were evacuated during the standoff and acquaintances of Travis warned police of the military ordinance inside.
After nearly four hours, Travis surrendered peaceably at 5:41 p.m. and was taken to the Boulder County Jail. As of 8:30 p.m., police were still searching his apartment.
All content Copyright © 2009 Longmont Times-Call. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed for any commercial purpose.
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