Television news reports say that federal officers were serving a search warrant at a home located on old route 255 in Sandy Twp just before the standoff began. Few details were released by authorities, only to say that the person inside the home did not respond to commands and barricaded himself inside. It was not reported if any weapons were involved, and the identity of the suspect was not revealed. He was taken into custody, and residents who lived around the scene were allowed to return home following the incident. Rt. 255 was closed for the better part of the day as a result.
