Marine Vietnam Vet, standoff with police ends

New details on suspect in Brunswick standoff
Reported by: Torie Wells

For more than 16 hours the area around Packer Avenue in Brunswick was occupied by police cars, officers and negotiators. All were working to get 64-year-old Nicholas Grimaldo out of his home.

"Throughout the day they approached the house with different tactics. They did some disturbing noise and then would talk to him throughout the morning and night," said Donna Ford, a neighbor.

At 7 a.m. Monday morning Ford and several other neighbors were asked to leave their homes and take shelter at a nearby fire department, including Grimaldo's family.

"I was worried for them because you just didn't know how it would turn out," she said.

"I guess he had a history of PTSD, he was a Marine veteran in Vietnam," she said. "You knew it was a fellow who was not well as opposed to a criminal."

Neighbors said off camera he was a good father, grandfather, friend. They say that where they live is a close community and that their thoughts are with Grimaldo and his family.

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New details on suspect in Brunswick standoff