Man Responsible For Standoff In Herkimer Undergoing Mental Evaluation

A man who is not being identified held police at bay for more than three and a half hours yesterday, causing a standoff that forced residents of a Herkimer neighbourhood to be evacuated.

Police say there were at least half a dozen guns inside the home.

The man, said to be in his early 20's, was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.