Man arrested after nine-hour standoff

A bomb-squad robot, tear gas and a 44 mm beanbag round were used to end a nine-hour police standoff in Spokane Valley on Saturday morning.

Spokane Valley officers responded to the 3500 block of North Ely Road on Friday night, where a caller said his son-in-law was holding his daughter against her will in the basement of their house. The daughter had called her father, saying her husband, 31-year-old Justin Chance, was waving a gun around, had pushed funiture against the basement door and secured the door with a seat belt, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Police negotiated with Chance, and he let his wife leave the house after a half-hour. The woman told investigators that her husband had several loaded guns and was ready for a shootout with officers. Negotiations began, in part by driving a bomb-squad robot equipped with a two-way radio into the house to reach Chance, according to the release.

After negotiations failed, officers shot CS gas into the house, and Chance came out. He still refused to obey police commands and was shot with a 44 mm beanbag round, the Sheriff’s Office said. Chance was incapacitated and taken into custody.

Chance was booked into the Spokane County Jail on felony charges of second-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment.   

Sell, buy equipment at first Spokane Bike Swap

The first Spokane Bike Swap will be next Saturday and Sunday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.

The bike swap invites bike owners to sell their equipment. Sellers pay $10 and should register online at www.SpokaneBikeSwap.com; check-in for bikes to be sold is Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., according to a news release.

Buyers can shop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 to noon on Sunday. Admission is $5 and free for children 12 and younger.

The event also will include local bike stores selling new equipment, helmet fittings, and instruction on how to load a bike onto a bus. It’s organized by Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction.