UPDATE: Suspect in San Jose school standoff to be booked into jail
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- A man armed with a large knife at a San Jose elementary school who police described as despondent was taken into custody Wednesday after a standoff lasting nearly three hours.
The incident happened on the campus of Gardens Elementary School on the 1000 block of Empire St. in the city's Northside neighborhood just south of Watson Park.
San Jose police said units responded just before 11 a.m. to the call about the campus intruder. Students and teachers were sheltering in place during the standoff and police said there were no students in danger.
Just before noon, San Jose police tweeted there were no students in danger as they had the suspect contained and were working toward a peaceful resolution with a crisis negotiation team.
At 1:41 p.m., police tweeted the unidentified suspect was in custody and would be assessed by mental health professionals.
San Jose Police said Wednesday evening that the suspect would be booked into jail on charges of trespassing on school grounds, delaying arrest, brandishing a knife and criminal threats.
Police have not released the suspect's name.
