Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig has released additional information on the SWAT situation in Manitowoc County today. On Tuesday, March 10 at 8:33 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 6500 block of County Road B, Two Rivers, in reference to a disturbance involving a firearm.
Deputies were informed that a 40-year-old man from the Shoto area, arrived at the residence, collided with an unoccupied vehicle in the driveway, and then demanded owed money from a 24-year-old man from Kewaunee. The male from Shoto displayed a weapon prior to leaving the residence. Deputies attempted to make contact with the Shoto resident within the 6300 block of Johnston Drive; however, he refused to exit his residence.
The Manitowoc County SWAT team and Crisis Negotiators responded. The Shoto resident was eventually negotiated out of his residence and was taken into custody without further incident. He was transported to the Manitowoc County Jail and is being charged with recklessly endangering safety, intentionally pointing a firearm at another individual, and failure to comply with officer’s attempt to take a person into custody.
The following agencies assisted at the scene: Mishicot ambulance, Mishicot Police Department, Wisconsin Public Service, and Manitowoc County Highway Department.
