By: Conner Williams 
Editor-in-Chief

An Independence man was arrested on multiple charges last weekend after a nearly six hour standoff between police authorities in Independence.

49-year-old James Michael Munoz was taken into custody just after 5 a.m. at a residence on 6th Street near Monmouth Street, six hours after officers were originally dispatched the night before.

Munoz entered the residence when officers arrived and refused to come out, according to a statement by the Independence Police Department.
Neighborhood residents were notified and evacuated in preparation for a response from the Salem SWAT team.

Munoz eventually came out and was taken into custody without incident. He was taken to the Polk County Jail pending charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Coercion, Fourth-Degree Assault, and Reckless Endangerment.

The Salem Police Department, Monmouth Police Department, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dallas Police Department all assisted on scene.

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