Police arrest man after two-hour standoff in Vancouver

Police were locked in a two-hour standoff Sunday afternoon with a man who reportedly ran naked through Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood with a knife.

Police were dispatched to a disturbance near Northeast 36th Circle and 86th Avenue at about 3:40 p.m after a 911 caller said his son tried to stab him, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. The suspect, who wasn’t wearing clothes, ran outside with a 4-inch kitchen knife, according to radio traffic.

By the time police arrived on scene, the suspect had barricaded himself alone inside a home at 8518 N.E. 36th Circle.

Vancouver police, on-duty SWAT officers, a K-9 unit and hostage negotiators were deployed to the scene, according to a news release from the Vancouver Police Department.

At about 5:45 p.m., the man, Andrew Helmsworth of Vancouver, was arrested on suspicion of assault, according to police. He was booked into the Clark County Jail.

An “investigation confirmed that the male had assaulted a family member,” according to the news release.

Nobody was injured during the incident, which is under investigation, Vancouver police said.