Axe-wielding Elk Grove man in custody after police standoff at apartment complex

An Elk Grove man who allegedly threatened people with an axe before locking himself in his apartment surrendered to officers late Tuesday after a lengthy standoff, said Elk Grove police.

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Officers were called to the 9400 block of Harbour Point Drive on Tuesday afternoon to respond to the threats. The 59-year-old man did not know the people he was accused of threatening, said police.

Officers reached the man, who had locked himself in his apartment and refused to leave, said department officials on Wednesday.

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Police said the man continued to yell at officers while displaying the axe through the apartment’s windows. Elk Grove police said the man surrendered to officers around 10 p.m. and was taken into police custody.

The suspect was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of a felony charge of making criminal threats, and misdemeanor allegations of exhibiting a deadly weapon and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. He was not eligible for bail, according to Sacramento County jail records.

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