NSP SWAT Ends Standoff

Panhandle Scanner has learned that a 70 year old Blair man is now facing felony charges after a 17-hour standoff.

Some unusual circumstances in this case include the fact that the original call was for a man in distress, possibly to harm himself.

However, the armed man barricaded himself in a duck blind and took several shots at law enforcement until a SWAT vehicle finally tipped over his shelter, resulting in his surrender and subsequent arrest.

The man had also shot down an NSP drone prior to the call for the SWAT.

From Nebraska State Patrol