Westlake police are applauding their “training, equipment, and professionalism” after officers responded to the Holiday Inn Express for a man who refused to leave the property.
Officers were initially called to the hotel over the weekend to question a 38-year-old man who allegedlyThe suspect, later identified by police as Nicholas Stokel, thenPolice can be heard giving numerous commands during Stokel’s videos, but he refused to remove his completely-concealed hand from a draw-string bag.
“The suspect’s behavior could easily have led to an officer-involved shooting. Despite the non-compliance and threats from the perpetrator, our officers peacefully brought the man into custody after he finally removed his hand from the bag,” thePolice eventually took Stokel into custody and discovered that he did not have a gun. He is now facing criminal charges for receiving stolen property, aggravated menacing, and inducing panic.
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