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Dundalk man, 38, charged in standoff in Overlea
A 38-year-old Dundalk man faced multiple charges Friday after a 14-hour standoff at an Overlea house Thursday that ended when he surrendered several hours after releasing three unharmed hostages, Baltimore County police said. Charges against Roger Lee Shifflett of the 200 block of Riverview Ave. include three counts of false imprisonment, three counts of first-degree assault, first-degree burglary and use of a firearm with the intent to cause injury, police said. Bail was set at $250,000, and Shifflett was taken to Franklin Square Hospital Center for a psychiatric evaluation, said Bill Toohey, a police spokesman. Shifflett went to the house in the first block of Walnut Ave. about 4 a.m. Thursday looking for a girlfriend, Melissa Ann Thompson, 41, who slipped out of the house before he could find her, Toohey said. Three other occupants of the house were held at gunpoint before being released later Thursday morning. The standoff ended when police used tear gas to force Shifflett out of the house about 6:30 p.m., Toohey said. The incident caused police to shut down Belair Road between Taylor Avenue and East Northern Parkway.
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