Residential roads around Pumpkin Patch Way in Independence have re-opened after a SWAT standoff led to an hours-long police investigation in the subdivision, according to Kenton County police.
Kenton County Police Chief Spike Jones said early Thursday morning that officers were contacted at around 8:47 p.m. the night before because someone in the home was experiencing “what we described as an emotional crisis.”
Jones said officers were able to make contact with that person, who was having “an emotional crisis situation.” The regional SWAT team and the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office were deployed to help after police became concerned that person had access to firearms.
Before 3 a.m., Jones said the person was taken into custody without incident and uninjured, though Jones said officers did deploy bean bag rounds during the course of events. Jones said no one else was inside the home at the time of the standoff.
Jones said during the incident, police evacuated nearby homes out of concern the person dealing with a crisis chose to use a firearm.
Despite that, police were still on scene in the subdivision and around the home into Thursday afternoon. Kenton County police said officers were investigating the possibility of explosives in the home; a bomb squad was called to sweep the home before investigators determined there was no threat.
