CANTON (AP) – Police say a 27-year-old man was arrested in northeast Ohio after he threw an airsoft gun at officers and used his son as a shield to keep them away.
The Repository newspaper in Canton reports police were called for a man threatening to kill himself around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities say the Canton man threw a handgun at officers, who didn’t realize it was an airsoft gun. He then used his young son as a shield to keep police away from him.
Police used a stun gun to subdue the man and took him to a hospital for treatment.
The man is facing charges of obstructing official business and possession of criminal tools.