Lemont Township barricade situation: 1 in custody after hours-long standoff in home with child

Tuesday, October 26, 2021
LEMONT TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- A man is in custody following an hours-long standoff with police in unincorporated Lemont Township, Cook County sheriff's officials said Tuesday.

The sheriff's office said the incident started at about 9:14 a.m. It last for hours, until shortly before 6 p.m. when the Sheriff's Police Hostage Barricade Team entered the home. The man and the child were not injured, and the man was taken into custody.

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McCarthy Road was closed in both directions near Walker Road due to the situation.
No one else was in the resident, though both man and child were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

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The investigation is ongoing. There is no word on charges yet.
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