SWAT team activated after man barricades himself in house following battery

The pursuing is simply a property merchandise from nan Idaho Falls Police Department:

The Idaho Falls Police Department SWAT squad responded to an incident Friday nighttime wherever a man barricaded himself wrong his location aft attacking aggregate neighbors.

Just earlier 10 p.m. Friday, Idaho Falls constabulary officers arrived connected segment astatine 2900 artifact of South Yellowstone Highway owed to a disturbance betwixt neighbors. Officers learned that earlier their arrival, James Schumacher slapped a personification successful nan look and made a threatening statement.

Schumacher damaged a 2nd person’s conveyance by forcing 2 doors past their normal opening limits, causing an estimated $3,000 successful damage.

Schumacher past deed a 3rd personification successful nan look pinch a rusty metallic serrated edged farming tool.

A 4th personification came extracurricular of their residence erstwhile they heard nan commotion equipped pinch a paintball weapon loaded pinch pepperballs. Schumacher swung a motion astatine nan 4th person, who past changeable and deed Schumacher pinch a pepperball pinch nary effect.

Schumacher went backmost to his spot and threw rocks astatine nan different people.

At that point, officers began arriving connected scene. Officers told Mr. Schumacher, who was opinionated connected his porch, he was nether apprehension and gave commands for him to travel to nan officers. Schumacher retreated wrong his residence and barricaded himself inside. Officers made respective attempts to speak to Schumacher by calling his telephone and utilizing a PA strategy without immoderate consequence from Schumacher.

Officers obtained a warrant to participate nan residence and activated nan IFPD SWAT team. Around 4:00 a.m. this morning, aft utilizing CS state and an Idaho Falls Police K9, Schumacher was located successful nan basement of nan residence and taken into custody. The IFPD Unmanned Aircraft System (drone) squad was besides utilized successful nan response.

Schumacher, a 47-year-old Idaho Falls resident, was arrested for felony aggravated battery, felony aggravated assault, felony malicious wounded to property, and misdemeanor resisting and obstructing. Schumacher was besides cited for misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor attempted battery, and misdemeanor disturbing nan peace. He was booked into nan Bonneville County Jail.