A man wanted for several violent felony charges out of multiple jurisdictions led to a three-hour SWAT standoff with tear gas deployed to get him to surrender outside a Lorain residence, police confirmed.
United States Marshals - Lorain County Violent Fugitive Task Force officers attempted to serve several outstanding arrest warrants on 35-year-old Marvell Jones of Elyria, Lorain Police Lt. J. Morris stated.They served the warrant at a residence in the 2100 block of West 24th Street in Lorain at 4:28 p.m. on Aug. 8, according to Morris.
“After attempting to reason with Jones for over three hours, it became apparent that Jones would not leave the home, and the decision was made to deploy tear gas into the residence,” Morris stated.
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