SEQUIM — A Sequim man has been charged after he was arrested Monday following a 45-minute standoff with deputies.
Jonathan Sweeney, 39, remains jailed on a $100,000 bond.
He was charged Tuesday with assault in the fourth degree, a gross misdemeanor; resisting arrest, a misdemeanor; obstructing law enforcement officers, a gross misdemeanor; and displaying a weapon, a gross misdemeanor; according to a Clallam County court clerk.
His next court date, a readiness hearing, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29.
During the standoff, which lasted from about 9:50 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., three other people inside Sweeney’s home in the 100 block of Deytona Street were safely removed, Chief Deputy Brian King of the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has said.
They were not considered hostages, King said.
They were Sweeney’s grandfather, his girlfriend and a juvenile, King said.
Their names have not been released.
Grandfather’s caretaker
Sweeney is his grandfather’s caretaker, Deputy Bill Cortani of the Sheriff’s Office has said.
Information about Sweeney’s relation to the juvenile is not available.
Deputies went to the home at about 12:15 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report Sweeney had allegedly assaulted his uncle, who was visiting from out of town.
His uncle has not been identified.
Sweeney was not located on the premises Sunday.
At about 9:50 a.m. Monday, deputies returned to the home after receiving a tip Sweeney had returned and made contact with Sweeney’s girlfriend, Cortani said.
At that time, Sweeney allegedly confronted deputies with a shotgun and made verbal threats, Cortani said.
Deputies negotiated a peaceful surrender in exchange for the provision of medical service to the grandfather, Cortani said.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Chris McDaniel can be reached at 360-681-2390, ext. 5052, or cmcdaniel@peninsuladailynews.com.
