Row of police cars, with blue and red flashing sirens. selective focus
A 36-year-old Columbia County man is accused of attacking his mother and causing a standoff with authorities Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p-m in Marcellon.
His brother says James Tiedeman tackled his mother to the floor and held her there. Then, he broke a picture frame and armed himself with a piece of glass, barricading himself in a room.
Bean-bag rounds and a taser were ineffective and a deployed police dog wasn’t able to reach Tiedeman. Eventually, a deputy deployed two rounds of C-S gas through a window and the standoff ended after an hour.
Tiedeman was checked out at a hospital and is currently being held in the Columbia County Jail on several charges, including domestic-related battery, strangulation, and disorderly conduct.
