Old Station armed standoff, SWAT callout, ends with man’s arrest
OLD STATION, Calif. — Authorities say a man who violently fought with and then pulled a knife and threatened a deputy during an Old Station disturbance investigation was eventually apprehended after an hours-long standoff and SWAT callout yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 24.
The alleged suspect, Benjamin W. Elliott, 41, of Old Station, was coaxed out of his residence by crisis negotiators and his mother, after barricading himself inside his home and threatening to shoot deputies and other officials at the scene.
Yesterday’s barricaded standoff was the second such incident in Shasta County in the last four days, after a wanted felon was apprehended after barricading herself inside a City of Shasta Lake home Saturday morning, March 20. The woman was eventually apprehended after deputies forced their way into a locked bathroom where the parolee had been hiding.
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Deputies from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Burney Station were dispatched to the 43000 block of Remann Avenue at 10:41 a.m. after receiving reports of a man acting erratic and threatening to kill a woman, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sergeant Marc St. Clair has since said of the incident and arrest.
The victim, who was home by herself, told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers that Elliott was trying to force his way into her parent’s home while yelling obscenities, according to St. Clair.
Yesterday’s standoff brought officials from multiple area agencies, including CHP, CHP Air Operations, US Forrest Service, and the Anderson and Redding Police Departments, who swarmed into the area to assist sheriff’s officials. KRCR News Channel 7 photo
The first deputy to arrive on scene made contact with Elliott near the intersection of Hall Way and Remann Avenue.
“The deputy began to question Elliott regarding trespassing and threats to the female,” St. Clair explained; adding, “Elliott became uncooperative when the deputy noticed he had a canister of pepper spray and other unknown pouches on his waistband.”
When the deputy attempted to disarm Elliott of the pepper spray, Elliott “began to pull away and fight with the deputy,” according to the Sergeant; who explained, “At the time, the deputy had no idea if Elliott had any other weapons concealed in the pouches around his belt and attempted to physically detain Elliott in handcuffs.”
A violent struggle ensued between the deputy and Elliott, at which time, the deputy put out an emergency call for assistance.
The deputy also deployed both his Taser and pepper spray in an attempt to gain control over Elliott; however, neither had any significant effect on the enraged and combative man.
“At some point during the violent confrontation, Elliott pulled out a knife and began wielding the cutting instrument at the deputy,” before running from the deputy and barricading himself inside his Remann Avenue residence.
After the deputy’s emergency broadcast, officials from California Highway Patrol, CHP Air Operations, US Forrest Service, and the Anderson and Redding Police Departments converged on the area to assist.
As additional resources were still arriving at the scene, a hostage negotiator made contact with Elliott via telephone.
“Elliott claimed he was armed with a rifle and was aiming the firearm at deputies from the loft of his residence,” explained St. Clair; adding that “Due to the threat towards law enforcement, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was notified and responded to the location.”
A Shasta County Emergency Services mobile command center where crisis negotiators communicated with the suspect was brought to the scene of yesterday’s standoff. SCSO photo
Officials eventually brought a mobile command center as well as an armored Humvee and armored tactical rescue vehicle to assist in the ongoing, hours-long crisis.
Negotiations with Elliott, which included telephone calls into the home with both the crisis negotiator and Elliott’s mother, and public announcement system (PA) hails for Elliott to surrender, continued for about another three hours.
Elliott eventually decided to surrender and exited his residence around 2:15 p.m., where he was taken into custody without further incident.
Officials did not say if any firearms were located inside Elliott’s home.
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“Elliott did sustain injuries from the violent physical altercation with the deputy and was transported to a Redding area hospital for treatment,” said St. Clair. “The deputy involved in the violent altercation sustained minor injuries.”
KRCR News Channel 7 has reported that area neighbors have claimed Elliott “had been dealing with a mental issue” and that neighbors have had to deal with “similar issues” with him in the past. But they said, “This was by far the worst” incident they had ever seen involving Elliott.
After being medically cleared from the hospital, Elliott was booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of making criminal threats, brandishing a deadly weapon, battery on a peace officer, resisting arrest with violence, and obstructing or resisting a peace officer.
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit has assumed the investigation, which is active and ongoing.
Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact deputies at the Burney Sheriff’s Station at (530) 245-6070. Callers can refer to incident file number 21S009577 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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