Guests At Motel Allowed Back Into Rooms After Standoff In Chester County

O'CLOCK TONIGHT ON THE 3100BLOCK OF CUSTER STREET.DETAILS ARE STILL COMING IN.NEW TONIGHT GUESTS AT ANAREA MOTEL ARE TRYING BEING ABLETO GO BACK INTO THEIR ROOMSAFTER A STANDOFF FOR SOME.WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEMAN POLICE TOOK INTO CUSTODYJUST A COUPLE HOURS AGO.ALL OF THIS UNFOLD ORDER THE 900BLOCK OF SOUTH HIGH STREET INWEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP.THAT'S WHERE ALEXANDRIA HOFF ISTONIGHT TO TELL US WHAT SHELEARNED ABOUT THIS MAN.ALEX?Reporter: WELL, UKEE, WE AREWAITING FOR A FINAL WORD FROMSTATE POLICE AT THIS HOUR, BUTFOR RIGHT NOW, EYEWITNESS NEWSSOURCES TELL US THAT THIS MAN,THIS SUSPECT IS ORIGINALLY FROMHONEY BROOK CHESTER COUNTY ANDIS WANTED IN CONNECTION TO AHOMICIDE THAT OCCURRED LASTNIGHT IN THE MORGANTOWN AREA OFLANCASTER COUNTY.NOW, HOTEL GUESTS HERE TOLD METHAT THEY SAW THIS MAN CHECKINTO A ROOM, EITHER LAST NIGHTOR VERY EARLY THIS MORNING.ABOUT 1:00 O'CLOCK, A SWATGUY AND ONE OF THE OFFICERSKNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAIDYOU'VE GOT TO GO.Reporter: AN AFTERNOONWAKE-UP CALL FOR GUESTS AT THEEQUALITY INN AND SUITES ON HIGHSTREET.POLICE AND FULL RIOT GEARCAME OUT AND THEY SAID YOU HAVETO LEAVE.Reporter: HEAVY FATIGUES ANDMACHINERY QUICKLY FILLED THEPARKING LOT.ACCORDING TO PENNSYLVANIA STATEPOLICE TROOPERS ATTEMPTED TOSERVE AN ARREST WARRANT TO A MANWHO WAS STAYING AT THE HOTEL.IT WAS IN RELATION TO ALANCASTER COUNTY HOMICIDE.THE SUBJECT RESPONDED BYBARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE THEROOM FOR HOURS.BY 7:00 P.M., THE SCENE COOLEDDOWN.THE SUBJECT IS IN CUSTODY.THERE IS NO THREAT TO THEPUBLIC.REPORTER: EYEWITNESS NEWSCAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE SUSPECTAS HE WAS TAKEN AWAY BYAMBULANCE WITH WHAT APPEARED TOBE A TOWEL OR BANDAGE ON TOP OFHIS FACE.STILL HAVE ALL MY STUFF,MEDICATIONS IN THERE.Reporter: ANXIOUS HOTELGUESTS WAITED TO SEE WHEN THEYCOULD GET BACK INSIDE TO GETTHEIR BELONGINGS.MANY ALREADY BOOKED OTHERACCOMMODATIONS.CHANCE IS FROM LOUISIANA AND HASBEEN WORKING IN THE WEST CHESTERAREA FOR WEEKS.SOMEHOW THIS IS THE SECOND LOCALHOTEL HE HAS BEEN EVACUATED FROMDURING HAD IS STAY.MY OTHER HOTEL CAUGHT ON FIREA COUPLE WEEKS SGLAG THE PLACEYOU WERE STAYING BEFORE CAUGHTON FIRE.RIGHT, RIGHT.VERY UNLUCKY.UNLUCKY, INDEED.I SHOULD ADD WE DID SEE SEVERALHOTEL GUESTS GO BACK INTO THATHOTEL A SHORT WHILE AGO EITHER