PORTLAND, Ore. — After more than five hours of negotiations, police took a man into custody who allegedly menaced a city worker with what appeared to be a handgun in Southeast Portland.
Nathan Eric Robinson, 33, suffered a "minor" injury from a dog bite while being captured, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Robinson will be booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center once released from medical care. He is being charged with unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon. Robinson
In a news release just after 3 p.m., police said officers were clearing the scene and all impacted roads nearby were expected to reopen soon.
Police closed a portion of Southeast 92nd Avenue near Lents Park late Thursday morning while officers responded. East precinct officers were initially dispatched to the site at 9:14 a.m.
The incident drew an increasingly heavy police response, with 32 units dispatched to the site near the intersection of Southeast 92nd Avenue and Southeast Steele Street by about 11:30 a.m., including a Special Emergency Reaction Team unit.
The incident was contained to the scene and there was no active threat to the public, the Portland Police Bureau said in an initial news release.
Speaking to media in the early afternoon, police said officers had tried to get a suspect to surrender peacefully in an area just east of Lents Park, but the suspect did not surrender and left the area.
SERT and crisis negotiators remained on scene as of around 1:30 p.m., with negotiators trying to get the suspect to come out. A police vehicle could be seen parked at the west side of a pedestrian bridge that crosses Interstate 205 at Southeast Steele Street, about a block east of Lents Park.
"This is a long process and for us it’s worth the time to make sure things end up safe for everybody involved," said Lt. Nathan Sheppard with PPB. At the same time, Sheppard thanked neighbors and others traveling through the area for their patience.
KGW reporter Tim Gordon, who was at the scene, tweeted around 2:20 p.m. that the man was taken into custody. He added that it appeared the incident ended "peacefully."
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