Police arrested a man Wednesday at a residence on Idlewood Drive in Covington after a SWAT situation, Covington Police said in a release.
The suspect, Jamie Simpson, age 48, had armed himself with a knife and barricaded himself inside a home on the street, according to the release. Police said Simpson surrendered to the SWAT team before they took him into custody.
His subsequent charges include burglary, assault, strangulation, kidnapping, sexual abuse and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The incident began earlier Wednesday when Covington’s branch of St. Elizabeth called officers to report an assault that had occurred at the Idlewood residence. The victim of the assault, whose name and other identifying details the police did not disclose, informed officers of Simpson, claiming he was the assailant and that he was likely still in the home on Idlewood.
Police obtained a search warrant and dispatched the SWAT team to the home, where Simpson eventually gave up and submitted to capture.
