{"id":43209,"date":"2015-07-29T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=43209"},"modified":"2015-07-29T14:48:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:48:41","slug":"watch-shirtless-man-plays-banjo-for-a-swat-team-during-a-2-hour-stand-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/watch-shirtless-man-plays-banjo-for-a-swat-team-during-a-2-hour-stand-off\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Shirtless Man Plays Banjo For A SWAT Team During A 2 Hour Stand-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

WATCH (Scroll Down) VANCOUVER, WA –<\/span><\/p>\n

A Vancouver man was taken into police custody after a standoff that featured the suspect serenading officers with a banjo.<\/p>\n

Officers were called to the 8500 block of NE 36th Circle after reports of a naked man walking around with a knife.\u00a0 When they arrived at the man\u2019s home, he refused to surrender.<\/p>\n

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Neighbors saw the man, identified by police as Andrew Helmsworth, yelling at officers, and said at one point, Helmsworth walked outside with a banjo, which he played for the officers.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said the officers eventually subdued Helmsworth with what appeared to be a non-lethal round and took him into custody.<\/p>\n

According to police, the investigation revealed that Helmsworth had assaulted a family member.<\/p>\n

Helmsworth was arrested on a charge of felony assault and lodged at the Clark County Jail, police said.<\/p>\n

Video:\u00a0KPTV – FOX 12<\/h6>\n