Hostage Situation, Standoff Ends With Tulsa Man's Arrest
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Saturday, July 9th 2016, 9:11 am
By: News On 6
A Tulsa man is behind bars after a three-hour standoff on Friday night.
Police say they arrested 23-year-old Steven Matias for kidnapping and false impersonation.
He’s accused of holding a hostage at gunpoint about 9 p.m. in the 2400 block of Maybelle Ave.
Officers contacted Matias and negotiated the hostages’ release. Matias was arrested trying to escape soon afterward.
He is being held on a $54,000 bond in the Tulsa County jail.
No one was injured during the incident.
