Standoff in Bozeman ends with machete-wielding man taken into protective custody
The standoff lasted more than 3 hours Wednesday
By:
Cody Boyer
and last updated 2020-12-13 18:24:06-05
Police say what started as a welfare check for a man who was allegedly waving a machete around near Main Street and the intersection of East Mendenhall and Rouse Avenue turned into a three-hour long standoff with Hawthorne Elementary School temporarily going on lockdown.
âWe do not take chances with the safety of our kids,â says Captain Dana McNeil, who was on-scene throughout the situation.
It started as call around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon: a man carrying a large knife in a pickup truck, waving it around near Main Street.