{"id":54509,"date":"2024-07-01T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=54509"},"modified":"2024-07-01T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:39:21","slug":"batavia-police-arrest-man-involved-in-stand-off-on-south-main-street-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/batavia-police-arrest-man-involved-in-stand-off-on-south-main-street-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Police arrest man involved in stand-off on South Main Street on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"54510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/batavia-police-arrest-man-involved-in-stand-off-on-south-main-street-on-friday\/martin_jones\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"martin_jones\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/martin_jones.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Information from a provided press release from the Batavia Police Department)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin F. Jones, 53, of Batavia, NY, was arrested on June 28, 2024, following a brief stand-off on South Main Street in the City of Batavia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At approximately 12:00 PM\u00a0on June 28, 2024, the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center in Batavia received a call from a resident of an apartment at 11 South Main Street\u00a0stating that a male was at the\u00a0apartment\u00a0attempting to break-in. It was further reported the male was in possession of a gun and had threatened the caller following an earlier verbal altercation with the male. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon arrival of officers, it was learned the suspect, who had retreated into another apartment in the building, threatened the use of an &#8220;AK&#8221; before retreating into his apartment. The suspect was identified as Martin F. Jones. Officers evacuated the tenants of the apartment and attempted to make contact with Jones through the door, however Jones refused to comply with officer&#8217;s request to exit the apartment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"909\" data-attachment-id=\"54511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/batavia-police-arrest-man-involved-in-stand-off-on-south-main-street-on-friday\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?fit=1358%2C1372&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1358,1372\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?fit=900%2C909&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=900%2C909&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=1014%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=768%2C776&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/449507055_922454629892459_2351896407831595260_n.jpg?w=1358&amp;ssl=1 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Submitted photo Justin Bennett-June 28, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of an abundance of caution, the area of South Main Street between Oak Street and the foot bridge was closed, and a perimeter was set up on the residence. Batavia Police officers,\u00a0assisted by members of the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and New York State Police &#8211; Troop A made contact with the residents in the area advising them to evacuate their residence if able or shelter in place if not able to leave.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After approximately 2 hours, members of the Batavia Police Department&#8217;s Crisis Negotiations Team were able to successfully get\u00a0Jones to surrender\u00a0without further incident. Jones was taken into custody and processed on the criminal charges listed below. The street was re-opened and residents advised they could return to their normal routines at that time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones is charged with Burglary in the 2nd degree, Menacing in the 3rd degree and Harassment in the\u00a02nd degree. He was processed and arraigned in City Court and was remanded to the Genesee County Jail without bail pending a future court appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sourced via CRIMEWATCH<small>\u00ae<\/small>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/arrest-following-brief-stand-south-main-street-june-28-2024\">https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/arrest-following-brief-stand-south-main-street-june-28-2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sourced via CRIMEWATCH<small>\u00ae<\/small>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/arrest-following-brief-stand-south-main-street-june-28-2024\">https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/arrest-following-brief-stand-south-main-street-june-28-2024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Information from a provided press release from the Batavia Police Department) Martin F. Jones, 53, of Batavia, NY, was arrested on June 28, 2024, following a brief stand-off on South Main Street in the City of Batavia. At approximately 12:00 PM\u00a0on June 28, 2024, the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/batavia-police-arrest-man-involved-in-stand-off-on-south-main-street-on-friday\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[4441,1289],"class_list":["post-54509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-martin-f-jones","tag-stand-off"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-ebb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56752,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/genesee-county-five-people-charged-after-narcotics-investigations-on-south-main-street-in-batavia\/","url_meta":{"origin":54509,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Five people charged after narcotics investigations on South Main Street in Batavia","author":"aka","date":"September 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release On September 9th, 2024, the Genesee County Local Drug Task Force and the Batavia Police EmergencyResponse Team executed search warrants at 11 South Main Street, Apartment 3, Batavia and 61 South Main Street, upper Apartment, Batavia, stemming from narcotics investigations conducted by the Genesee County Local Drug Task\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32625,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/17\/batavia-police-quickly-nab-suspect-in-subway-robbery-on-east-main-street\/","url_meta":{"origin":54509,"position":1},"title":"BATAVIA\/Police quickly nab suspect in Subway robbery on East Main street","author":"aka","date":"May 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"On May 17th at 5:56PM, Batavia Police responded to Subway, located\u00a0at 412 East Main Street, for a reported robbery. 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