McDavid Man Sentenced For 2013 SWAT Standoff

September 18, 2014

A McDavid man that held the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team at bay for hours last year has been sentenced.

After finding 55-year old Gary Daniel Griffis competent to stand trail, he was sentenced by Judge Ross Goodman to 10 years probation.

Back in August 2013, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unknown type disturbance at Griffis’ mobile home at 681 Gunner Road, off Mystic Springs Road and Highway 29 in McDavid.

A shot was reportedly fired from within the mobile home where Griffis had barricaded himself inside. Griffis refused to exit the home, and the SWAT team and negotiator were called to a staging area at the McDavid Volunteer Fire Department on Highway 29. The SWAT team departed the staging area for the mobile home on Gunner Road just after 10 p.m.

The standoff came to an end at 12:40 a.m. after teargas was fired into the mobile home with Griffis. He was taken into custody without incident.

There were no injuries and no shots fired by deputies.

Pictured top:  An Escambia County SWAT vehicle at a staging area set up in August 2013 at the McDavid Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured below: The Sheriff’s Office command center on scene with an Escambia County EMS ambulance nearby. Pictured bottom: The SWAT staging area at the McDavid VFD. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News