Police arrest 43-year-old man after 16-hour standoff

By: 
Erin Sommers Graphic-Advocate Editor

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A 43-year-old Rockwell City man was arrested Tuesday afternoon, after exiting the house from which he refused to leave for more than 16 hours.
According to police, Paul Stanley Goodman, of 232 N. Grant St., refused to cooperate with law enforcement officers at about 5:40 p.m. Monday. Someone called police to report an argument, Rockwell City Police Chief Larry Schoop said.
Goodman was arrested without incident at about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, Schoop said.
He will face charges of first-degree harassment and violation of a no-contact order. More charges may also be filed, Schoop said.
Police did not have any contact with Goodman from their arrival on the scene Monday evening until Goodman exited the house Tuesday afternoon. About 20 minutes before his arrest, Schoop said officers spotted Goodman through a window.
Goodman was taken to the Sac County Jail, where he will be held.
An Iowa State Patrol negotiator talked to Goodman on a megaphone, off and on Tuesday morning.
“Paul, are you ready to come out now,” the negotiator asked at about 11:55 a.m. Tuesday. “Sure is nice to be out here in the fresh air.”
The negotiator offered instructions, telling Goodman to come out of the house without anything in his hands.
Schoop said he always has “flashbacks when something like this happens,” referring to the 2013 shooting death of fellow Rockwell City Police Officer Jamie Buenting during a standoff at a Rockwell City home.
The quiet arrest Tuesday was the kind of ending Schoop and law enforcement officers always hope for.
Law enforcement from Sac County, Webster County, Fort Dodge and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, as well as the Webster County CERT Team, helped with the response.
“Whenever somebody needs help, this area’s always ready to assist in any way they can,” Schoop said.
Police blocked Grant Street in front of Goodman’s home Monday and Tuesday.
Rose Kutz, who lives across the street from Goodman, said she and her husband arrived home at about 9 p.m. Monday, only to find law enforcement officers preventing them from reaching their house. She said she told officers her 16-year-old grandson was alone in the house, and officers allowed the couple to go in the house to retrieve a few personal items before ordering them away for the evening. Officers let them back in the house Tuesday morning to pick up a few more items.
“This is usually a quiet street,” Kutz said.
Neighbor Morri Risa agreed. He said he saw a police car blocking the intersection of Grant and Lewis streets Monday night.
“My neighbor lady call me and said, ‘Did you hear that guy swearing?’” Risa said, adding that he had not heard any of the altercation.
“I hate to see it,” he said. “I hope whoever it was gets some help.” 

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