An armed man surrendered to Atlantic City police Friday evening after a woman called in fears for her boyfriend's safety, telling officers he was aboard a boat at Farley State Marina with a loaded handgun and had threatened to harm himself and others. The standoff drew crisis negotiators and SWAT personnel to the docks before it ended peacefully, with the man taken into custody and transported to a hospital for evaluation.
Police said they safely resolved the crisis Friday evening, according to catcountry1073.com. The initial report, detailed by nj1015.com, said the woman's call set the response in motion after she raised concerns about her boyfriend's safety and reported he was armed and had made threats against himself and others.
Drone Footage Guided Officers To The Boat
Rather than approach blind, officers used a drone and live video feed to locate the vessel and keep watch on the situation as it developed, the outlet reported. The aerial view gave responding units a real-time picture of the boat and its surroundings as the situation developed.
That surveillance paid off when the man eventually stepped off the boat. Officers tracking the live feed spotted him exiting and relayed the information to units stationed along the dock, according to the same report, allowing those teams to respond as he moved off the water.
Standoff Ends Without Incident, No Charges Filed
Crisis negotiators and SWAT personnel had also responded to the marina to help bring the situation to a safe resolution, per the outlet's account. The man ultimately surrendered and was taken into custody without incident before being transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
As of the initial reporting, no charges had been filed against him. Daily Voice, which later published details of the Atlantic City marina standoff, similarly noted that the man was taken into custody after being armed with a handgun at the casino marina, with police confirming the peaceful end to the encounter.
