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Portsmouth man in custody following barricade situation in Chesapeake

Posted at 7:18 PM, Jul 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-23 23:20:37-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A man has been taken into custody after a barricade situation in the South Norfolk section of the city Thursday night.

According to police, the call initially came in at 2:45 p.m. for a person brandishing a firearm at a citizen in the 1300 block of Bainbridge Boulevard. When officers arrived, the male subject fled to his house near the intersection of Bainbridge Boulevard and Jefferson Street.

Officers surrounded the house and attempted to get the subject to surrender, but he refused, police said.

At 7:05 p.m., the subject, identified as 49-year-old Judith Lee Boone, exited the home and was taken into custody.

Boone was wanted on several outstanding warrants, and has been charged with one count of felony probation violation; one count of brandish or point firearm and one count of convicted felon (violent) possess/transport firearm in connection with this incident.

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