Man arrested after holding woman, child at gunpoint for nearly 6-hours
SWAT responds to mobile home park in Florence By Maggy Mcdonel and Morgan Parrish | January 16, 2021 at 6:06 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 12:43 PM
FLORENCE, Ky (FOX19) - After an hours-long standoff, a man who barricaded himself in his home with a woman and her young daughter has been arrested.
Christopher Sawyer, 38, was arrested Saturday night after a seven-hour long standoff with authorities, according to the Boone County Sheriffâs office.
Deputies report that Sawyer had held his victims at gunpoint, threatening to kill them for nearly six hours.
The victim made several attempts to leave the residence, but deputies say Sawyer blocked the door.