Arrested: Foreman,
Derek D.; 35 year of age male, Richland resident
Charge: Department of
Corrections Felony Hold
Synopsis:
On January 17, 2014 at approximately 11:00 PM Richland
officers responded to the 700 block of Wright St. on a
call of a disturbance involving a firearm.
The reporting party stated that a male, identified as Foreman, had
arrived at the residence with a firearm and was threatening to shoot a female
who was hiding inside the duplex.
Foreman, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing
firearms. In addition, there was a felony hold on him issued by the Department
of Corrections. Three adults and two
children (ages 3 and 5) were in the residence when officers arrived. There were multiple attempts to contact the
people inside but there was no response to repeated hails.
After about an hour, a 39 year old female ran from the front
door. She had been the one Foreman was
threatening to kill. The female advised
that she had not seen Foreman holding a gun but had been told by the other
residents inside that he had one. She
said that he had released her feeling that the police would then leave. The female
told the officers present that the other subjects inside the home were being
held against their will.
Members of the Tri-City Regional SWAT Team arrived to
assist. After continuing negotiations the
people inside the residence began to exit.
All of the people inside were able to leave safely. The children, whose
father is a tenant in the home, were returned to the custody of their mother. The streets in the neighborhood were returned
to normal operating status at about 3:30 AM.
Foreman was arrested on the DOC hold and taken to the Benton
County jail. Additional charges are
being reviewed by the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation is continuing.
