GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Grand Island man arrested after a 90-minute standoff earlier this year has been
sentenced to prison for theft and fleeing police to avoid arrest.
Local media reports that 23-year-old Andrew Esquitin was sentenced Friday in Hall County District Court to up to five years in prison. He was also ordered not to drive for two years following his release.
Police say officers were attempting to serve Esquitin with an arrest warrant on those charges at his home in March when he fled to the basement, claiming to have a gun.
The neighborhood was cordoned off and SWAT officers were called in. Esquitin surrendered peacefully about an hour and a half later.
No charges were brought against Esquitin from the standoff.