A suspect was taken into custody after he reportedly set his house on fire and made a barricade to prevent firefighters and police from accessing the scene Wednesday night.
WNYT reported (http://bit.ly/1byavBc) that a man was found armed with a weapon in a field near the house early Thursday morning. State police were able to negotiate with the man and he was taken into custody.
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As law enforcement responded to the fire call, they were warned by dispatchers that they could be met by an emotionally disturbed person who was threatening to kill those who showed up to help fight the fire.
When police and firefighters did arrived on scene, that barricade prevented them from getting to the house to put out the fire.
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Read more athttp://bit.ly/1byavBc.
The incident has a some disturbing parallels to the slayings of two West Webster (NY) firefighters on Christmas Eve 2012. For more on that case, considerWebster (NY) Ambush Provides Hard Lessons,Injured West Webster Firefighter to Testify on Capitol Hill, andTwo Firefighters Suffer Fatal Gunshot Wounds in Webster , NY.
