Fountain barricaded suspect arrested after five hours

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 7/3/2024 8:03 p.m.

(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) — A suspect who barricaded himself inside a home on Main Street in Fountain was taken into custody after a five hour standoff, according to the Fountain Police Department (FPD).

FPD said the situation began around noon when a man walked into the police station in Fountain to report that he had just been assaulted by another man. The other man, 41-year-old David Stewart Jr., had a felony warrant for Second Degree Kidnapping out of Larimer County.

Stewart was reportedly still at the home where the assault happened, so FPD officers responded to that location but were unsuccessful making contact with Stewart. At that point, FPD issued the shelter in place notification for neighbors in the area.

FPD’s Rapid Response Team arrived to take over the situation, and after five hours of attempting to negotiate with Stewart, he was finally taken into custody. FPD said he will be booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center on his outstanding Kidnapping warrant, as well as new felony Assault charges.

FPD is asking anyone with information or who may be a witness to this investigation to contact the FPD tip line at (719) 382-6918. To remain anonymous, contact the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or go online to CrimeStop.net . If your information leads to a felony arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.

FPD closes park amidst current barricaded suspect situation

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 7/3/2024 4:17 p.m.

The Fountain Police Department temporarily closed two city amenities on Wednesday, July 3 as they dealt with a barricaded suspect.

FPD reported Aga Park and Splash Pad are temporarily closed until the situation is resolved.

As of 3 p.m., the Fountain Library is on lockout and following lockout procedures. The library is asking individuals to please avoid the area.

ORIGINAL STORY: Barricaded suspect situation currently ongoing in Fountain

The Fountain Police Department (FPD) reported on Wednesday, July 3 that it is dealing with a barricaded suspect situation in the North Main Street area.

According to an FPD X (formerly known as Twitter) post on Wednesday afternoon, officers are dealing with a suspect who has a violent felony warrant in the 300 block of North Main Street area.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for everything 1/4 mile from the address.

FOX21 is following the situation and will update this article with more information as it becomes available.

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