Update – The defendant remains under observation and is not able to be released from medical care for preliminary arraignment. The defendant is in custody and can now be lawfully identified since charges are filed. The defendant is identified as:

WILLIAM ALLEN EVANS
Age 53
392 Creekside Lane
Lititz, PA 17543

The subject is facing charges of:
Reckless Endangerment
Terroristic Threats
Simple Assault
Discharging of firearm in an occupied dwelling

A Warwick Township man has had an arrest warrant issued in connection with an hour’s log standoff with police that began late Friday evening and lasted until the early morning hours of Saturday. During the event the subject fired at least two shots and was subsequently taken into custody without incident following successful negotiations with members of the Lancaster County SERT team. The name of the subject was previously withheld until charges were filed this morning at MDJ 02-2-08 by NLCRPD Criminal Investigators.

Following the standoff the crime scene was processed and the NLCRPD Forensic Services Unit recovered variois weapons related items and other forensic evidence. A partial list of items recovered includes:

One Ruger 380 handgun, six rounds in the magazine, one round in the chamber
One Remington 870 Express shotgun, two live shells in the magazine tube
One Glock 19 9mm handgun, seven rounds in the magazine and one live round in the chamber
Black binoculars
Large camo green knife in a plastic bag
200 rounds of 9mm Black Hills Ammunition ammo
140 rounds of Winchester 9mm ammo
24 rounds of 3-D INV 380 special ammo
40 rounds of Speer Gold dot 9mm ammo
51 rounds of American Eagle 9mm ammo
90 rounds of Union Metallic Cartridge Company 9mm ammo
1 black shotgun shell holder belt with 25- 12 gauge shotgun shells
1 black shotgun shell holder belt with 17- 12 gauge shotgun shells
1 loose 12 gauge shotgun shell
1 loose 9mm bullet