2 people with warrants arrested after standoff in neighborhood north of I-70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people with active warrants were arrested following a standoff in north Columbia on Wednesday evening.

Columbia Police Department Lt. Neal Segwick said at the scene that the street crimes unit received a tip that someone with a warrant in the area. The man was not from Columbia. The man barricaded himself in a home in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive and after several hours, he came out peacefully.

Segwick said a second person who was detained also had a warrant for their arrest. An ABC 17 News photographer saw three people detained, however Segwick said the third person was let go.  

Caution tape was up around the home in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. At least seven Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff's Office cruisers were at the scene and some law enforcement officers were armed with rifles.

Police told an ABC 17 News reporter that the scene remained active just before 6:30 p.m. The reporter saw a man being led away by police in handcuffs earlier at the scene. SWAT team and negotiators were on scene, as well as a K-9 unit.

Police tape came down around that 7:55 p.m. and officers started leaving shortly after.

Check back for updates to this developing story.