After he allegedly fired a gunshot during an argument with his wife, a 84-year-old World War II-era veteran held SWAT officers at bay at the couple’s home in southwest Houston for nearly six hours early this morning before he was arrested peacefully.
The standoff began around 1:30 a.m. after the homeowner, who identified himself as Gerald Lancaster, fired a shot as his wife was leaving the home in the 10100 block of Amblewood, authorities said.
After he was arrested around 7 a.m., police said he is charged with aggravated assault.
Patrol officers arrived at the home after the shot was fired and later the Houston Police Department SWAT unit was dispatched because Lancaster did not come outside.
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Lancaster said he had been asleep during much of the standoff. He was surprised when he realized police officers had converged on his home.
HoustonDamn even old marines are tough.
