Cooper Co. Sheriff’s office reveal details of Sunday morning standoff

COOPER COUNTY, MO. (KMIZ)

The Cooper County Sheriff's Office says its response to a possible armed home invasion turned into a two-hour long stand off.

Sunday morning at around 7:30, the Sheriff's Office said in a social media post that Cooper County deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to an address on Highway 135 south of Martinsville for a possible armed intruder inside of the residence.

The post says the owner of the home was able to exit, but that an unknown man was still inside. A perimeter was set up around the home.

Information from the homeowner stated he came home and found a black man inside his home. The suspect pointed a gun at him when confronted. The homeowner was able to quickly exit the home without issue and contacted 911 for help.

No one else was believed to be inside the home other than the suspect and he was believed to be barricaded in the basement with access to numerous guns. The MSHP SWAT Team was brought in and communication was conducted by the Sheriff’s Office to the home without response.

At about 9:30 a.m., the male subject exited the residence and was arrested. The suspect was transported to the Cooper County Detention Center.

The name of the suspect is being withheld until formal charges are filed by the Cooper County Prosecutor’s Office.