Tulsa Man Arrested For Kidnapping After Standoff

Two small boys and their uncle are safe, after police said they were kidnapped from their south Tulsa apartment.

The boys' mother told said Michael Butler kicked in their apartment door, pointed a gun at the group of boys and told them to get in his car.

When Casey Jones and his girlfriend woke up, and saw police, some in tactical gear, surrounding the neighbors' house, he didn't know what to think.

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"When my dad and them was calling me and I could see all of those police cars, and SWAT teams and stuff like that, I knew it had to be real bad,” Jones said.

Police said it started when Butler took a three year old, four year old and 24 year old from the Fairmont Terrace Apartments, at 61st and Peoria. A family member said they went because he had a gun.

Police said after Butler took the three people from the apartments, they ended up at a house by Highway 169 and Admiral. An acquaintance said Butler was living there.

Over a dozen squad cars, and at least one Special Operations team member, responded and were able to convince Butler to talk to them.

"The suspect was in the residence and was communicating directly with the officers in front of the residence at that time. So it was mainly face-to-face, verbal communication,” said Captain Thomas Bell, Tulsa Police.

Police eventually got Butler to give up the hostages, who weren't hurt, and arrest Butler.

They initially handcuffed the 24-year-old victim as a precaution, but let him go once they were sure he was a victim.

Neighbors and police are glad it ended peacefully.

"I was like, 'I'm in my house, so anything that happens, hey, I'll be ok,' not to come outside and get in the way,” said Jones.

Bell said, "We're extremely thankful, extremely thankful, that both the three year old, the four year old and the 24 year old were not harmed in this."

The little boys' mother said she thinks Butler did it because he was mad that she wasn't interested in a relationship with him.

Butler is in jail on three counts of kidnapping, burglary and resisting arrest.