LINCOLN (WPRI) — Police say a man is in custody after a domestic violence incident prompted a brief standoff in Lincoln Wednesday.
Officers responded to a home on Valley Street after learning that the suspect may have fired a gun during the altercation.
Police surrounded the residence and evacuated some neighbors out of an abundance of caution.
The suspect, identified as James Kelly, surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody.
He has been charged with four counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and one count of threats to public officials, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.