PORTLAND, Maine — A man from Portland faces multiple charges after reportedly threatening someone with a firearm and causing a police standoff Saturday night.
Police responded to a report at about 8:45 p.m. about a man on Saint John Street who reportedly pointed a gun at someone outside before going back into an apartment, Portland police spokesperson Brad Nadeau said Monday in a news release.
According to the release, multiple attempts were made over loudspeaker and telephone to contact the suspect for more than two hours, with support from a special reaction team and crisis negotiation team.
"With no communication, the SRT used noise flash diversionary devices in an attempt to gain the subject's attention. Other nonlethal methods were used to get the suspect to surrender peacefully," Nadeau said in the release.
The standoff ended shortly after midnight Sunday.
Keith Fitzell, 63, was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and creating a police standoff. Fitzell also had a warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear, according to police.
