Standoff between military vet, police comes to an end in Kentucky
A standoff lasting more than 24 hours between police in northern Kentucky and a military veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who barricaded himself and his three children inside his home has finally ended.
" military vet haves post-traumatic stress
disorder" O NO!! a depressed combat Vet... SEND SWAT! Our country.... our society has devolved into knee-jerk sh*tbags
Army veteran Michael Vaughan surrendered after firing at police
around 12:40 p.m. and then suffering a wound in his arm through return
fire, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
He was reportedly being taken to a hospital in Cincinnati, which is
10 miles north of his home in the Latonia neighborhood of Covington.
They are saying it was a "initially a hostage situation," but the Kentucky State
Police told FoxNews.com the veteran released his three children earlier
on Sunday morning after continued negotiations with police.
They are saying it was a hostage situation, WHAT A JOKE!
He was protecting his kids!
They are saying it was a hostage situation, WHAT A JOKE!
He was protecting his kids!
And although Vaughan’s Facebook page was taken down at some point
during the crisis, the veteran had posted several messages to it about
his motivations and ongoing life troubles as the drama unfolded.
Latonia News
-- a Facebook page devoted to local news in Latonia -- posted a
screenshot of one of
Vaughan's comments in which he reportedly wrote: "I
appreciate everyone’s comments, but this is something that will happen.
KY Guard has the blame ... along with the Dept. of the Army and Sen.
Rand Paul’s office for not giving a damn about their wounded veterans
who asked for help and failed to get it."
Police reportedly say they responded to Vaughan’s home about 11 a.m.
Saturday on a report of a man there, having an emotional crisis.
The guy has a emotional crisis so they send SWAT and shoot at him and his family!
The guy has a emotional crisis so they send SWAT and shoot at him and his family!
“We also detected a number of very inflammatory and emotional, as
well, text messages and Facebook postings (by the suspect),” Covington
Police Chief Spike Jones told The Enquirer.
“My children are fine. They are literally sound asleep,” Vaughan
reportedly posted to Facebook after police
arrived. “I am checking on
them routinely as I check the perimeter of my house. They are fine and
are only in danger by the police shooting. I will not tolerate them
coming near my house and will decisively engage them every time they try
to do so. My children have never been in danger… by me.”
The veteran reportedly fired upon police around 8 p.m. on Saturday night, although no one was injured. Police soon thereafter cordoned off the area and requested residents to turn off their lights and to stay away from windows.
THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLE DON'T COME TO THE AID FOR EACH OTHER! JUST CELEBRATE YOUR SLAVERY IN THE STREETS LIKE THEY DID IN BOSTON AND TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Enquirer reported the Covington Police Department said the gunman
had been communicating with them sporadically, although gunfire was
heard coming from the home around 4:15 on Sunday morning.
Covington Police Chief Spike Jones reportedly has said that
authorities had a positive dialogue with the veteran around
6:15 a.m., or two hours later. Three children – ages 15, 11 and 5 – left the home around 9 a.m.
The Kentucky State Police tells FoxNews.com it is not yet clear what
sparked the incident, or what kind of firearms the veteran was
harboring.
by MattU4970:
The police use any excuse (or make up an excuse) to play with their military-grade weaponry and armored vehicles. If someone is having an emotional moment, you don't roll armored vehicles up to his house and start pointing automatic weaponry at him. A phone call would have been more prudent.
But this is the beginning of the persecution of US Military Veterans. The Police State is alive and well, and growing with each day. You may make an excuse not to care about this guy, or say that he brought it on himself, but what happens when they come for YOU?
by MattU4970:
The police use any excuse (or make up an excuse) to play with their military-grade weaponry and armored vehicles. If someone is having an emotional moment, you don't roll armored vehicles up to his house and start pointing automatic weaponry at him. A phone call would have been more prudent.
But this is the beginning of the persecution of US Military Veterans. The Police State is alive and well, and growing with each day. You may make an excuse not to care about this guy, or say that he brought it on himself, but what happens when they come for YOU?