Police in Sacramento say a North Sacramento man barricaded himself inside his home after he reportedly poured lighter fluid on a baby on the other side of his fence Saturday evening.
The 1-year-old child was not injured, investigators say.
According to the police department, officers tried to speak with the man but he barricaded himself inside his home on Estes Way and threatened officers with a knife.
"He was uncooperative and he actually barricaded himself inside of the house," Sacramento police spokesman Sergeant Vance Chandler said. "He displayed a knife to our officers."
Police later identified the man as 34-year-old Roddy Martinez.
SWAT officers and crisis negotiators responded to the scene, but police say officers used "chemical agents" to get Martinez to come outside after nearly nine hours.
Martinez tried to run, Chandler said, but was caught by a K-9.
He was taken to the hospital for treatment and later arrested, police said.
Martinez told FOX40 he locked his doors because police "had no purpose to be there."
Police: Neighbor Pours Lighter Fluid on Baby, Barricades Himself Inside Home
SACRAMENTO — Police in Sacramento say a North Sacramento man barricaded himself inside his home after he reportedly poured lighter fluid on a baby on the other side of his fence Saturday even…
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