Thursday, October 25, 2018

Colesville man arrested after 5-hour police standoff

A Colesville man who allegedly beat his 72-year-old grandfather with his fists and a dining room chair, has been arrested after a 5-hour standoff. Jalen Christopher Marshall, 25, of the 13500 block of Montvale Drive barricaded himself in his home with furniture police said. The standoff lasted from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM yesterday, when officers finally forced their way into the home.

Inside, police recovered a weapons stash that included a sword, a replica long gun, and the machete Marshall reportedly brandished toward his grandfather when the senior finally escaped the home.
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Marshall was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, and charged with first-degree and second-degree assault. His grandfather was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.

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