Woodland police arrest suspect after hours-long negotiations placed schools on lockdown
WOODLAND – After several hours of negotiating with a suspect who was on the roof of a home on Tuesday, Woodland police arrested the person they say led officers on a car chase.
Early Tuesday afternoon, Woodland police say a suspect wanted on a felony warrant was spotted and a chase ensued that ended near Ashley Avenue and South Beamer Street. The suspect then got out and ran.
Police found the suspect on the roof of a home along Inyo Place. Officers negotiated with the suspect through the early evening and said he allegedly made threats. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Jeffrey Card, was wanted on a felony warrant out of Yolo County.
Ammunition and two guns were recovered along the path that Card had exited the vehicle, police said.
Shortly after 5:30, Woodland police said officers successfully got Card down from the roof and arrested him without incident.
Card has since been booked into the Yolo County Jail and faces charges of resisting arrest, evading, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and the felony warrant.
"Thank you for the community's understanding and patience as we navigated this incident with everyone's safety as a top priority," the department said in a brief update to social media after the arrest.
Residents in the area were urged to stay home and lock their doors and windows during the incident.
Three schools in the area - Woodland High, Maxwell and Freeman - were initially placed on lockdown, but police noted that the suspect had not been on any school grounds.
All lockdowns were lifted following Card's arrest.