Man in custody after allegedly threatening people, barricading himself in Capitol Hill apartment

A man is in custody after allegedly threatening people and then barricading himself in his apartment in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Monday morning, Seattle officers responded to 431 Boylston Avenue East after a 911 caller said a man was making threats to hit people with a phone, SPD Detective Eric Munoz told KIRO Newsradio.

Police established probable cause to arrest the man for malicious harassment, but the man barricaded himself in his apartment and refused to come out.

“Our police officers, as well as our negotiation team, are attempting to get that individual to come out so they can take him into police custody,” Munoz said.

Officers and SWAT respond to the scene in Capitol Hill. (Photo courtesy of “The Jason Rantz Show” listener)

SWAT called to Capitol Hill

Because the man continued to resist arrest, the SWAT team was called in.

“We do have a search warrant that we are going to serve on that property, and ultimately, depending on the tactics determined by the incident commander and our SWAT team commander, the SWAT team will serve that warrant and take that individual into custody,” Munoz explained.

Law enforcement deployed a flashbang into the man’s apartment (seen in the video above) and eventually took him into custody.

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