NEWARK, Del. - Authorities in Delaware arrested an armed man who they say caused a stand-off with officers in the parking lot of an army reserve facility Wednesday morning.Officers from the Newark Police Department were dispatched to the U.S.
Army Reserve Training Center on Ogletown Road after a 911 caller reported an armed man in the rear parking lot, authorities said.
The caller told the dispatcher that the man covered his Jeep and placed an ammunition can and other objects on the ground, police said.The man, who police say has an "affiliation" with the military, was armed with a rifle and made non-threatening verbal statements while pacing in the parking lot, according to investigators. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESDelaware State Police troopers and officers from the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Transportation also responded to the scene.
Investigators say the suspect was spotted disassembling his rifle, at which point officers noticed that he was also armed with a handgun.