Several law enforcement agencies responded to a scene in Montgomery County Tuesday night where they initially said a man barricaded himself inside a house on Peppers Ferry Road.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – Several law enforcement agencies, including multiple SWAT teams, responded to a scene in Montgomery County Tuesday evening where they initially said a man barricaded himself inside a house on Peppers Ferry Road.
However, the man they were searching for, Bryce Gordon Richards, left the house before police had even arrived, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Richards is wanted for assault and battery charges, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Officers first responded at around 4 p.m. and the scene was cleared before 9 p.m.Virginia State Police was at the scene along with the Blacksburg Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.