ROLLA, MO. -- The Rolla Police Department dispatched officers around 2:27 a.m. Saturday to a residence in the 300 block of North Oak Street.
Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse said in a media release when the officers arrived on the 300 block of North Oak Street in Rolla they were met by 53-year old James Robert Fazzio of Rolla who was agitated about a previous situation.
As officers were not able to accommodate his requests, he became increasingly agitated and would not cooperate.
The release said Fazzio eventually he made threats to law enforcement officers on the scene and barricaded himself in the house.
The Rolla Police Department SWAT Team was called to the scene.
As a precautionary measure area neighbors were contacted and were encouraged to evacuate their residences.
The suspect, believed to be deranged, began making threats to shoot officers and threats that he had a bomb in the residence that he would detonate.
On several different occasions the suspect exited the house and fired numerous rounds from a handgun into his front yard area while he held a gun to his head.
After negotiating for 6 hours and repeated deployed volleys of tear gas, the suspect surrendered at about 8:38 a.m. and was taken into custody, according to a statement to the media from Chief Kearse.
Fazzio was arrested for making a terroristic threat, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Bomb Squad has cleared the house and at this time it is believed that there are no explosive devices present.
The Rolla Police Department requested and received assistance from Phelps County Sheriff’s Department Deputies, Missouri S&T Police, St. Robert Police Department SWAT Team, Pulaski County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team, Troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop I, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F SWAT Team, Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad, Phelps County Ambulance and Rolla City Fire Department.
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