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EDMONTON - A deaf man is facing charges after he allegedly barricaded himself inside his ex-girlfriend's home with a weapon, spurring a four-hour standoff with police Tuesday night.
Police used a TTY machine, which converts voices over a telephone into written words, to coax him out around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The ordeal began around 8:30 p.m. when police were called to a home near Millwoods Road East and 16A Avenue with reports that an armed man had barricaded himself inside.
Police say the 45-year-old man had been at the home earlier in the day and had allegedly threatened his ex.
He also reportedly hurt himself.
When police arrived on scene, they saw the man had a knife and ordered him to drop it.
When he didn't comply, officers shocked him with a stun gun and removed him from the home.
Shortly after, he allegedly pulled out what appeared to be a handgun, prompting officers to retreat and wait for backup units.
"The tactical unit was called," said police spokeswoman Patrycia Thenu.
At some point, the woman, who had been in the home, managed to escape, police say.
She suffered several injuries during the ordeal.
Several hours later, with help from the TTY machine, officers were able to coax the man out peacefully.
Police say he suffered minor injuries, including a cut to one of his hands.
After a search of the home, cops turned up a knife and what turned out to be a replica handgun.
Police have charged Kevin Thomas Wilson, 45, with sexual assault, possession of a weapon, assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and assault with a weapon.