Crime & Safety

After Standoff, Son Arrested, Accused of Stabbing Father Following "Psychotic Episode"

Police arrested Grant Louis Lemke of Mission Viejo early Wednesday morning.

A father called police Wednesday at 10:43 p.m. after being stabbed in the finger by a knife. The call came from the 27000 block of Ruisenor.

His son was "having a psychotic episode," he told police.

"The father and mother were able to get out of the house after deputies got there, however, the suspect would not come out or communicate with our deputies," said Lt. Jim England with the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

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So SWAT officers and a hostage negotiation team were called out.

“(Lemke) was seen throughout the evening still holding the knife so we activated our SWAT team and the hostage negotiations team,” England said.

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The standoff ended around 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, when SWAT entered the home and took Lemke into custody without trouble.

Police arrested Grant Louis Lemke, 30, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held on $25,000 bail.


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