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A multi-hour standoff between Cody police and “an armed, barricaded suspect” ended safely on Wednesday evening, with the woman being taken into custody.
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A multi-hour standoff between Cody police and “an armed, barricaded suspect” ended safely on Wednesday evening, with the woman being taken into custody.
Police said the incident began when 41-year-old Dawn N. Blaylock broke into an unoccupied home in the 700 block of Meadow Lane Avenue, just east of the clubhouse at Olive Glenn Golf Club.
According to court records, the property is owned by a trust that's controlled by one of Blaylock's family members. That family member recently had Blaylock served with a no trespassing order and posted a "NO TRESPASSING" sign in a front window, Det. Scott Burlingame wrote in an affidavit.
When officers arrived at the residence, the family member told police that they believed Blaylock was inside. Officers went in and noticed a large window had been broken out -- apparently with a rock -- and that the no trespassing sign had been torn down, Burlingame said.
They soon determined that Blaylock had barricaded herself inside one of bathrooms; she relayed that she was armed and wouldn't submit to being arrested, Burlingame wrote.
Police issued a statement at 1:20 p.m. asking community members to avoid the area; they also personally asked the surrounding neighbors to stay inside and shelter in place.
In an interview around 2:15 p.m., Cody Police Lt. Juston Wead said negotiations were underway. He said the woman was the only person in the residence and that no one had been injured, nor had any shots been fired.
“That’s why we’re just going to give it plenty of time, to let it resolve,” Wead said.
Around 3 p.m., Blayrock told police that she would peacefully give herself up if the officers obtained a warrant for her arrest, Burlingame wrote. Just before 4 p.m., the Park County and Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Blaylock with three misdemeanor counts -- criminal trespass, property destruction and interference with a peace officer -- and Circuit Judge Joey Darrah issued a warrant at 4:13 p.m., court records show.
