Leroy Erwin Adams
Local news reports via Nikita Tinky
A man armed with an AK-47 and upset about family issues set his house on fire and prevented his wife, mother and 2 daughters from fleeing the flames while keeping firefighters at bay Tuesday afternoon, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said.
The fire destroyed the home, but no one was injured despite a half hour standoff, the sheriff's office said.
Leroy Erwin Adams, 48, is being held in the Lincoln County Jail on charges of Reckless Burning, Arson in the First Degree and five counts of Domestic Menacing.
Law enforcement were met on scene by Adams, who they said was armed with an AK-47, several high-capacity magazines and a handgun. Adams was preventing his family from leaving and stopping firefighters from fighting the fire as flames fully engulfed the home, the sheriff's office said.
His two daughters were able to leave the home, and several minutes later the wife and mother got out, too, the sheriff's office said.
Adams disarmed himself and surrendered to deputies after 30 minutes of negotiations with law enforcement.
