Iraq War veteran arrested after two-hour standoff with police

First thought on this is that I bet it turns out he needed help and thought the only way to get it was if he was arrested first.

Iraq War veteran arrested after two-hour standoff with police in Mansfield Township
Iraq War veteran arrested after two-hour standoff with police
Saturday, December 27, 2008
By TOM QUIGLEY
The Express-Times
MANSFIELD TWP. A mentally disturbed Iraq War veteran who dialed 911 Friday morning claiming he'd shot two people kept officers at bay during an ensuing two-hour standoff, police said.

Richard Toth, 30, made the 911 call -- determined to be a fabrication -- at 9:53 a.m. from his second-floor Mansfield Village apartment, township police Detective Sgt. Robert Emery said.

Police responded and evacuated the building and neighboring apartments in the sprawling complex off Route 57 and established a security perimeter.

The Warren County Tactical Response Team also responded and township Patrolman Jeffrey Conklin, who had had past contact with Toth, talked to him via telephone during negotiations that led to his noontime surrender, Emery said.

Toth allegedly threatened to shoot police and take his own life during phone conversations with a 911 operator.

Police said they did not recover any weapons except for a large kitchen knife Toth held when tactical response officers entered Toth's apartment to arrest him.

Toth did not threaten the officers with the knife, police said.

Authorities had no details immediately available on Toth's military service. Efforts failed to reach family for comment.
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