Officers respond to high risk incident in Highland Park with guns drawn (Photo Credit: Brandyn Montgomery, LNN)

By Lara Fominoff

Highland Park

Charges laid after north Lethbridge stand off Tuesday night

Aug 7, 2019 | 12:48 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A 30-year-old man from St. John New Brunswick, is facing several charges after a lengthy stand off took place in a townhouse on the city’s north side Tuesday evening (Aug. 6).

Police say Harold Wilkins has been charged with Assault, Uttering Threats to Cause Death or Bodily Harm, Resisting Arrest and Mischief to Property Under $5,000.

A man peers out from a top-floor window in a home in Highland Park as LPS shine a spotlight on him (Photo Credit: Brandyn Montgomery, LNN)

The Lethbridge Police Critical Incident Response Team was called to a home in Highland Park, along the 800 blk of 20 St. N around 7:30 p.m.

Police officers, with their guns drawn, surrounded the home for more than three hours, and told all residents in the area to stay in their homes. They negotiated with a man via loudspeaker, asking him to think “think about the kids,” and referring to a female who also may have been in the home.

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He was arrested around 10:45 p.m. and is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing.