Roads reopening after Friday morning SWAT situation in Salt Lake neighborhood

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

SALT LAKE CITY — Roads have reopened after police say a man barricaded themselves inside a home in a Salt Lake City neighborhood early Friday morning.

Just before 9:30 a.m., the man surrendered to police and was taken into custody without further incident, according to Salt Lake City police. He was identified Friday afternoon as Jacob Mills, 32.

Roads reopened in the area shortly after Mills was taken into custody, police said.

The individual surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. Roads in the area should reopen shortly. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/q5dtLYUmRC
— SLC Police Dept. (@slcpd) January 22, 2021

About 2:30 a.m., police got a call of a fight between two people near 400 North and Redwood Road. Mills allegedly assaulted the other person and then barricaded himself inside an RV, police said. The injuries to the other person weren't life-threatening.

Salt Lake City police and a SWAT team then responded to the area about 4:40 a.m. At 7:30 a.m., the SWAT team, as well as social workers and police negotiators, were still at the scene, according to a tweet from police.

There was no threat to the public, police said.

UPDATE- Police say ~2:30 they got a call of a fight b/w 2 people. One assaulted the other then barricaded themselves inside an RV type vehicle. Injuries to victim "non-life threatening." Negotiators will remain on scene, part of 400 N b/w Star Crest Dr & New Star closed. @KSL5TV
— Garna Mejia KSL (@GarnaMejiaKSL) January 22, 2021