By SALINA POST
A 45-year-old Salina man was taken into custody Sunday morning following a standoff with police in the 600 block of Viemont Avenue.
According to Salina Police Capt. James Feldman, officers responded to a residence around 7 a.m. after multiple calls from Stephen A. Davis, who told dispatchers he had a female inside the home and threatened to harm her with a hammer. Davis also claimed to be armed with a firearm.
When officers arrived, they secured the area and began negotiations in an effort to get Davis to surrender. During the standoff, Davis continued making threats against the 52-year-old woman, who also lived at the residence.
The Salina Police Department SWAT team was deployed to assist. At approximately 9:18 a.m., individuals inside the home broke out a window and exited. Davis was immediately taken into custody.
A subsequent search of the residence led to the recovery of a hammer. The female was unharmed.
Davis was booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of kidnapping, criminal threat, and felony interference.