UPDATE: Carson City authorities used tear gas to detain a man dressed in a black sweater who had barricaded himself inside a home near Silver Sage and Roventini Way.
John Vallerio, 22, was taken into custody at around 8:10 p.m. after a SWAT used tear gas to smoke him out of the house he had been holed up in for more than three hours, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Vallerio had escaped authorities at 4:39 p.m. after he was about to be served arrest warrants from the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
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Tear gas, brought him out. Nobody hurt.
A SWAT team has been called Tuesday night after a man barricaded himself inside a home moments after he was served a warrant for his arrest, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong reports.
The man, who is reportedly suicidal, was served a warrant at 4:39 p.m. and took off running from deputies, where he then barricaded himself inside a home between Silver Sage and Roventini Way. It is unknown if the man is armed, Furlong said.
There were people inside the home when he went inside, though they have claimed not to know the man, Furlong said the man has been "associated with them." The suspect's mother has also arrived at the scene.
Since barricading himself inside the man has refused to come out of the home and measures have been taken to speak with the man Furlong said. With the SWAT team having been called and "I expect him to walk out soon."
The man is facing felony warrant arrests in California and misdemeanor warrants in Carson City. Furlong wasn't sure of the charges but said the man was to be arrested, took off briefly when police arrived and went inside the home.
As of 7:40 p.m. the man remained inside the home and was said to be on the phone.