Armed gentleman arrested following barricading himself at Tompkins County Psychological Well being Constructing

ITHACA, NY (WETM) – Ithaca Police, Specialised Reaction Group, and Crisis Negotiation Team were all dispatched to an incident at Tompkins County Psychological Wellness exactly where a individual armed with a weapon barricaded by themselves in a bathroom.

Officers acquired stories of a “person acting out of control” around 10:06 a.m., according to the Ithaca Police Division. When they arrived on the scene police identified that that the person in a psychological overall health crisis experienced barricaded themselves in the floor floor foyer spot lavatory and was building threats.

This person, afterwards recognized by law enforcement as 50-calendar year-outdated Patrick Shawn Dort, was armed with an edged weapon. The Ithaca-Tompkins Specialized Reaction Staff and the Ithaca-Tompkins Crisis Negotiation Workforce ended up each activated right after initial attempts by Ithaca Police Officers for Dort to exit the rest room were unsuccessful.

Just after pretty much two several hours of makes an attempt by crisis negotiators to get Dort to exit the bathroom had been unsuccessful, much less deadly choices have been deployed.

Dort did emerge from the bathroom just in advance of midday and became physical with law enforcement officers and deputies who were attempting to choose this human being into custody. 

Dort was eventually taken into custody and transported by Bangs Ambulance to an location medical center for a mental wellbeing assessment.

Dort was billed with Menacing a Police Officer and Legal Possession of a Weapon In The 3rd Degree, each Course D felonies.

Dort was arraigned in Ithaca Metropolis Courtroom and remanded to the Tompkins County Jail and is scheduled for a Felony Preliminary Hearing in Ithaca Town Courtroom later this week.