Updated: Police Safely Arrest Suspect After 8-Hour Standoff

Update, 12:50 p.m., Monday.: The suspect who was taken into custody by police after an eight-hour standoff Sunday afternoon had threatened his soon-to-be ex-wife with an archery bow in Summit the day before, according to the police department’s call log.

The woman was speaking with police during the incident and reported that the man had a history of suicide attempts and that he had two arrows in his possession Saturday night.

The man was inside his father’s house at 1600 Cedar Lane, according to the call log, which has been listed as his address in past documents. The man was convicted on Aug. 29 of violating a domestic abuse injunction and was sentenced to two years of probation.

Waukesha Patch will name the man after he has been formally charged with a crime.

Sunday's standoff was lengthened because the homeowner was giving resistance to police entry unless they had a search warrant. Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel was on scene early Sunday afternoon and a search warrant was obtained.

Update; 8:45 p.m. Sunday: An eight-hour standoff ended peacefully Sunday night in a northwest Waukesha neighborhood after a 48-year-old man who possibly had armed himself with a rifle was arrested, according to Capt. Ron Oremus.

Police were informed around noon Sunday that the man had violated a restraining order in the Town of Summit Saturday night. The man threatened the victim and evaded police, Oremus said.

Police responded with its full Tactical Unit to bring the suspect into custody. Area residents in the 1600 block of Cedar Lane were asked to stay in their basements or to leave their residences.

The man refused to come out of the residence, but others in the home were allowed to leave the residence, Oremus said.

Police shot beanbag and baton rounds into the home, but the 48-year-old man still refused to leave the residence. Police located him barricaded in a bedroom, tased him and took him into custody at 8:03 p.m.

“The community remained safe throughout the process,” Oremus said in the release.

Update, 7:45 p.m. Police have been on scene for about seven hours as they continue at this standoff. Area neighbors are gathered around watching the police continue their efforts.

The tactical team could be heard earlier using a loud bang, but it is unknown what type of device made the sound.

Earlier: The Waukesha Police Department's is on scene of a standoff involving a suspect in a Town of Summit reckless endangerment case, according to a message to Patch from Capt. Ron Oremus.

Police have been east of Bel-Ayr and Cedar Lane for several hours. The Waukesha Fire Department and the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department also is on scene.