NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV) — A man was arrested early Sunday morning after barricading himself with a pickaxe following a neighbor dispute.
The five-and-a-half hour ordeal started around 10 p.m. on April 20 when police were called to a fight between neighbors, according to NLVPD.
Officers arrived to a home on Stone River Drive to find a man armed with a pickaxe who refused to come outside, police say.
SWAT was then called to the scene due to the escalating nature of the incident. It was about 3:30 a.m. before officers were able to arrest 51-year-old Efrain Chavarin for the following charges.
- Attempted murder.
- Assault with a deadly weapon.
- Obstructing an investigation.
