UPDATE: Cade man arrested following afternoon standoff
2nd UPDATE: A 60-year-old Cade man was arrested Wednesday following a stand-off with St. Martin Parish sheriff deputies.
It happened around 2:00 p.m., in the 1500 block of Old Spanish Trail Hwy when deputies responded to a disturbance.
According to Public Information Officer Major Ginny Higgins, deputies were called after Daniel S. Vallot, had gotten into a verbal altercation with two individuals outside of a convenience store and then brandished a firearm and allegedly threatened to shoot them.
He subsequently fled to his trailer, which was located behind the store, Higgins said.
Following a short stand-off, he was arrested by deputies and charged with two counts aggravated assault with a firearm.
He was booked with no bond, Higgins said.
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)- UPDATE: Authoritative are clearing the scene and the standoff has appeared to have ended. One suspect have been taken into custody on an assault charge.
ORIGINAL: Deputies are at the scene of a standoff along Highway 182 in the Cade area.
According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Ginny Higgins, a suspect has barred himself inside a mobile home.
As of 5 p.m., the scene remained active.
This is a developing story. We have a news crew headed to the scene.