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STANDOFF: Suspect has one charge dropped
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal STAFF REPORTS
The man involved in a police standoff on Olcott Street will not face charges in connection with another incident in Gasport earlier that day. Michael A. Huntington, 42, 167 Olcott St., upper, reportedly held police at bay with a shotgun for two and a half hours Jan. 14, holding the gun to his head and threatening to kill himself. The Lockport Police Department, Niagara County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police responded to the scene, and a state police hostage negotiator talked with Huntington until he finally dropped his shotgun and surrendered.
Before the standoff, Huntington reportedly drove a stolen car to the home of a friend on Quaker Road in Gasport. The Quaker Road woman told police Huntington called her from his car and threatened to shoot himself.She said she heard a gunshot, then looked outside to see Huntington driving away. At the time of Huntington’s arrest, Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Preisch said the sheriff’s department was looking into the Quaker Road incident to determine what direction the gun had been fired and if Huntington would face reckless endangerment charges.
Sheriff’s Investigator Kristin Neubauer said the department has decided not to press charges.“The two people out at the home on Quaker Road were pretty adamant that they did not want to be part of any charges against him,” Neubauer said. The witnesses are mainly concerned for Huntington’s mental health, Neubauer added. Huntington is facing several charges in the City of Lockport. He pleaded not guilty in city court to first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony, and several misdemeanors: third-degree menacing, third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, fourth-degree criminal mischief and two counts of second-degree aggravated harassment.He has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and is scheduled for an appearance Feb. 20 in city court.
STANDOFF: Suspect has one charge dropped
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal STAFF REPORTS
The man involved in a police standoff on Olcott Street will not face charges in connection with another incident in Gasport earlier that day. Michael A. Huntington, 42, 167 Olcott St., upper, reportedly held police at bay with a shotgun for two and a half hours Jan. 14, holding the gun to his head and threatening to kill himself. The Lockport Police Department, Niagara County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police responded to the scene, and a state police hostage negotiator talked with Huntington until he finally dropped his shotgun and surrendered.
Before the standoff, Huntington reportedly drove a stolen car to the home of a friend on Quaker Road in Gasport. The Quaker Road woman told police Huntington called her from his car and threatened to shoot himself.She said she heard a gunshot, then looked outside to see Huntington driving away. At the time of Huntington’s arrest, Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Preisch said the sheriff’s department was looking into the Quaker Road incident to determine what direction the gun had been fired and if Huntington would face reckless endangerment charges.
Sheriff’s Investigator Kristin Neubauer said the department has decided not to press charges.“The two people out at the home on Quaker Road were pretty adamant that they did not want to be part of any charges against him,” Neubauer said. The witnesses are mainly concerned for Huntington’s mental health, Neubauer added. Huntington is facing several charges in the City of Lockport. He pleaded not guilty in city court to first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony, and several misdemeanors: third-degree menacing, third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, fourth-degree criminal mischief and two counts of second-degree aggravated harassment.He has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and is scheduled for an appearance Feb. 20 in city court.
