WATCH: Dramatic Video Shows Dr. James Kauffman as He Threatens to Kill Himself in 40-Minute Standoff

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NEW JERSEY — (Scroll Down For Video) — On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, with the assistance of agents from the FBI and local police agencies, executed a search warrant on both the business and the residential addresses of Dr. James Kauffman.

Upon executing the search warrant on June 13, Kauffman displayed a Ruger 9mm handgun. Ultimately a hostage negotiator was successful in getting Kauffman to surrender to authorities. He was taken into custody at the Psychiatric Intervention Program for monitoring. Kauffman was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and obstruction of the administration of law.

On July 31, 2017, the state Appellate Division upheld Kauffman’s pretrial detention, following an appeal filed on June 22, 2017, after Kauffman was detained on June 19, by Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury.

An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an indictment on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, against James Kauffman for multiple weapons charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.

On January 9, 2018, James Kauffman was charged with Murder in connection with the death of April Kauffman, in addition to Racketeering, related to the illegal distribution of narcotics through Kauffman’s former medical practice.

April Kauffman was shot to death in the couple’s home in 2012.

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