Photo
by Elizabeth Mayhew/TCS. Members
of the Lincoln County TAC team
successfully apprehended Dustin Scott
Caldwell after a standoff on Long Shoals
Road Friday night. The picture was
blurred to protect the identity of TAC
team members.
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- Tense moments for authorities
Friday starting around 5:20pm, as a 911
hangup call turns into a standoff that
lasted for about two-and-a-half hours.
In the
end, the Lincoln County Tactical Response
Team -- also known as the TAC team -- was
able to make entry into a Long Shoals
Road residence and take Dustin Scott
Caldwell, 25, into custody.
Photo
by Elizabeth Mayhew/TCS. Authorities
used a flash bang to gain entry through
the front door of Caldwell's residence on
Long Shoals Road after the suspect
barricaded himslef inside, armed with a
knife.
Authorities
were first told the incident was a
hostage situation; however, the female
that lived in the residence with Caldwell
was able to leave and go to a neighbor's
residence.
Dustin Scott
Caldwell
The TAC
team used two tear gas canisters,
followed by a flash bang, to make entry
into the residence and apprehend
Caldwell. During the standoff,
authorities said Caldwell threatened to
take his own life. No one was injured in
arrest. A decision was made to enter the
residence after negotiations broke down.
A
portion of Long Shoals Road was shutdown
during the standoff. The Carolina Scoop
shot video with Lincoln County
Communications director Bill Hoover
minutes after Caldwell was taken away in
a LCSO cruiser.
Video shot by Elizabeth Mayhew/TCS
Caldwell
was transported to the Lincoln County
Magistrate’s Office where he was
served warrants for communicating
threats; assault with a deadly weapon;
and second degree kidnapping. Bonds on
the charges total $32,000 and Caldwell
has a first appearance hearing set for
Monday in Lincolnton District Court.
Lincoln
County EMS, South Fork Fire Department
and the Command Post were dispatched to
the scene to stand by at South Fork Fire
Department.
