ROBERTSVILLE, Mo. – “Contact 911” was the message a delivery driver noticed on a package he received from a Missouri woman Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The driver contacted police after the woman handed him the parcel around 11:20 a.m. as he was doing his rounds near the 6000 block of Willow Ford Road in Franklin County.
Deputies spoke with a woman who lives at the address the package came from and learned that a 33-year-old Robertsville man at the home had previous arrests, including assault. As she was speaking with deputies, a man shut the front door and refused to cooperate.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s office says the man was possibly armed with a .45 caliber handgun and had access to rifles. The SWAT team was activated because the man was not cooperating with law enforcement and there was a toddler in the home.
The man surrendered to police before the Franklin County SWAT team arrived at the home. He was taken into custody without further incident. A toddler was located inside the home, unharmed.
Police did not specify what the suspect may be charged with, but confirmed that he was still in custody Tuesday night.