APOPKA, Fla. — A standoff at an Apopka motel briefly shut down Main Street, police said.
Police were called to the Regency Inn at 228 W. Main St. around 8 a.m. Wednesday after receiving reports that someone was barricaded there with a gun, police said.
Raul Rivas was taken into custody around 3 p.m. and the situation ended peacefully, police said.
The Apopka police chief told Channel 9's Michael Lopardi that a tenant at the motel called police after a confrontation with Rivas.
Some of the neighboring motel rooms were evacuated during the standoff, police said.
At one point, Rivas started throwing items out of the room, including a refrigerator that was tossed through the window.
Anyone with information regarding any Apopka crimes is urged to contact the Apopka Police Department or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
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