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75-year-old man in custody after hours-long SWAT standoff in Riverside

RIVERSIDE — A 75-year-old man is in custody after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Riverside.

News Center 7′s Amber Jenkins was on the scene. She will have the latest LIVE on News Center 7 at 5 p.m.

Riverside police were dispatched around 11:20 p.m. Sunday to Renslar Avenue and Kimball Court.

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Police said that Rodney Lee Caupp made threats and barricaded himself in his home, according to a media release.

Caupp appeared to be having “mental issues,” Riverside police said.

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A SWAT team deployed gas, drones and a robot.

Caupp was also shot with Bean Bag rounds.

He came out of his home and was taken into custody around 5:30 a.m.

Caupp was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment.

Police said multiple felony and misdeamoner charges will be filed.

We will continue to follow this story.

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