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SWAT Stand-Off Ends With Arrest Of Escambia County Man
March 6, 2011
An Escambia County man was arrested by a SWAT team after barricading himself in his residence in an attempt to avoid arrest.
At around 9:57 a.m. Escambia County deputies attempted to make contact with 32-year-old Don Hawkins Longfellow at 407 Lenox Parkway. He refused to comply with the requests of the deputies and barricaded himself in his residence.
Longfellow was wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on charges of grand theft auto and petit theft. He also was also wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and resisting arrest stemming from a Pensacola Police Department case.
“He was holding a female hostage and we had reason to believe that he was armed,” said Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Chris Welborn. “Our SWAT team was activated and the situation was resolved shortly after they arrived.”
The Sheriff’s Office did not identify the female hostage due to an on-going investigation.
At around 11:30 a.m. members of the SWAT team had Longfellow in custody and he was transported to the county jail.
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5 Responses to “SWAT Stand-Off Ends With Arrest Of Escambia County Man”
I was headed into Gulf Breeze yesterday morning around 10:45am, when I started seeing ECSO cars, marked and unmarked, heading into Pensacola, lights and sirens flashing, driving 70+mph. I bet at least 15-20 vehicles passed me at a high rate of speed, running through intersections. Crazy! Why would you pull the entire ECSO from Pensacola Beach? Are there not enough LEOS in Escambia County to handle this situation? You would’ve thought we were being attacked by terrorists!!
This boy won’t resolve his problems, he will go to jail and get a higher education
on criminal behavior. This kids life is over. This is just a bad guy anyway, look
at all the things he is wanted for and someone elses things and life is worth
nothing to him. 32 and bad to the bone.
Judge resolve our issue with this guy and put him away permanently.
Resolving a hostage situation with no injury or loss of life is a laudatory accomplishment.
Way to go SWAT.
You earned that steak dinner!
Now maybe this boy can get his problems solved.
Such a big bad boy grabbing an innocent person and hiding behid them. Maybe he will get his dues this time. It seems to me with that many different things he should not be on the streets period. He is a habitual offender.
Good Work, ECSO !!!
A quick resolution and nobody was killed or injured !!!