A suspect was taken into custody following a standoff with police Tuesday afternoon which closed part of Route 23 in White Hall, police said.
On April 5, 2011 at approximately 3pm, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported suspicious situation in the 5400 block of Norrisville Road in White Hall, MD. A local real estate agent conducting business with the homeowner saw what she perceived to be an explosive device in the bedroom area of the residence. Immediately after departing the house, the realtor called 911 to report the suspicious situation to local law enforcement.
Since, the homeowner, Kevin Klass, age 43, had work-related explosives experience, the threat was perceived as credible. Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies secured the perimeter and traffic was temporarily detoured on SR 23 between New Park Road and Church Lane. Members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Negotiation Team were able to establish contact with Mr. Klass, who voluntarily exited the home at approximately 5:10pm. The scene was secured without incident.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies along with members from the State Fire Marshal’s Office entered the residence and located the object the realtor had seen. Investigation determined the object to be a realistic replica of a dynamite explosive device that had been given to Mr. Klass as gag gift from a previous co-worker.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Monica Worrell said that the agency initiallly believed the man had barricaded himself alone in residence and may have had access to explosive materials. Police set up a perimeter around the residence and redirected traffic on Route 23 between New Park Road and Church Lane.
According to Worrell, no arrest was made because no laws were broken.
For gosh sakes, look at the money spent because of everyone over reacting. In the 60’s, we could have actually had dynamite as teens and as long as we didnt blow up too many trees, no one called the police. The real estate agent would have joked about the device being in the house, and if he had here he would have found out that it wasnt real and why it was there. Yes, we need to be aware as citizens but sometimes people react too quickly. If I was a student in the high school in Havre de Grace and the alarm went off again, I would look around. If there wasnt any smoke nearby or outside, etc, yes I would leave the school but I wouldnt injure anyone on the way out. Life just isnt much fun anymore.
The first sentence says that a person was taken into custody…and then the last sentence says that no arrests were made. Which was it?
Both. Sometimes those phrases are used interchangeably, but they don’t actually mean the same thing.
I don’t have any direct info on this, but most likely he was taken into custody for questioning and then released once it was determined he didn’t do anything wrong and was never under arrest (which would mean there’s an intention of charging him.)
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How do you take someone into custody and force them to go with you, without placing them under arrest? If they are not under arrest why must they go with you?
Being detained for questioning…it also doesn’t say if they actually took him away from the scene or not, though I’d imagine he would’ve been taken to CID for the interview. Even if he was, that doesn’t mean he was forced to go there. He may have gone voluntarily.
At that point it was a crime scene and he was the suspect and not free to leave. It’s no different than any other crime scene with multiple witnesses and potential suspects still at the scene. They’re detained , but not under arrest, and sometimes they might be transported to another location for the interview.
Maybe I’m mistaken, but I thought you were a retired police officer…if so you should know the difference between being “in custody” and being “under arrest.”
I know the difference between being detained and being in custody, and so should you.
retiredawhile your name does fit you cause there is a huge difference in detaining someone and questioning them about the incident. you dont have to place them under arrest. thats 101.
Exactly my point!