Meth-Induced Domestic Violence Standoff Resolved in Clay Township

Meth-Induced Domestic Violence Standoff Resolved in Clay Township
Pipes for methamphetamine use are pictured at the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation's largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle, Washington

CLAY TOWNSHIP, PA – Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to an unknown problem call in the 1200 block of Sun Valley Road in Clay Township on Friday.

A 56-year-old male, under the influence of methamphetamine, had barricaded himself in a storage shed after a domestic violence incident, threatening to ignite gasoline inside the building.

After several hours of negotiations, police deployed OC (Oleo Caspian pepper) into the building and forcibly entered, taking the man into custody. The subject was decontaminated and evaluated at Ephrata Hospital before being returned to police custody for booking and Livescan at NLCRPD Headquarters.