Wanted man from Brantford arrested after standoff with police

A wanted man has been arrested after a standoff with the Brantford Police Service. CTV’s Krista Simpson reports.

A wanted man has been arrested after a standoff with Brantford Police.

Emergency vehicles were spotted on Marlene Avenue near Pontiac Street around noon on Wednesday.

Witnesses told CTV News they saw officers carrying guns and shields enter a housing complex and at least one person was carried out on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance.

The Brantford Police Service later said a wanted man, 41-year-old Thomas Dean Cain, had barricaded himself inside a home on Marlene Avenue and refused to surrender to officers.

An hour-and-a-half later, he was taken into custody.

Yesterday, the Brantford Police Service announced they were looking for Cain after a 50-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at a home near Dalhousie Street and Brock Street. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A precautionary hold and secure was put in place at Princess Elizabeth School while police negotiated with Cain, but that ended by 1:21 p.m.

He has been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats to cause death or harm, and disobeying a court order.

He is being held for a bail hearing.