PLANTATION, Fla. — A man was taken into custody overnight after he barricaded himself inside a home in Plantation, authorities confirmed.
The scene unfolded at a home in the 8600 block of Gatehouse Road and led to a SWAT response in the neighborhood.
A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as a Tesla outside the home was on its side as it appeared it had crashed into the garage. It’s unclear who was behind the wheel of the Tesla when it crashed.
The suspect’s godbrother identified him to Local 10 News as Richard Colbert, 33, and said he might have been having some kind of mental episode.
Colbert was livestreaming inside the home after barricading himself inside.
“So stop scaring me with these bums. Ya’ll got jets flying through my house, fake spiders,” he said during one of the livestreams.
Police were heard speaking to Colbert over a loudspeaker.
“I am thinking about my daughter,” Colbert tells the officers. “Alright, let me tell you something, white man. OK? Let me tell you something, white man. I am thinking about my daughter… keep me protected. I don’t got no guns, just my eye. I can prove, I don’t got nothing. If they kill me, bro, they was trying to stop me from making their movie because it was going to be the best movie ya’ll ever seen."
Police said Colbert would be evaluated at an area hospital as a precaution, although no injuries were reported.
Police confirmed that a dog was found in the home, and it was safely removed and released to a family member.
No other details about the incident were immediately released by police.
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