2 people arrested following 12+ hour SWAT standoff in Butler County

BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - Two people were arrested following a more than 12-hour-long SWAT standoff in Fairfield Township.

A trio of law enforcement agencies went to a home in the area of Lester Avenue and Paducah Avenue around 6 p.m. Friday to serve a search warrant, according to the Fairfield Township Police Department.

The warrant stemmed from an investigation into guns, drugs and other offenses, police said Saturday.

The standoff began sometime after Fairfield police, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and the Butler County Regional SWAT Team arrived at the home, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office confirms.

An armed man barricaded himself inside the home along with other residents, the sheriff’s office explained.

At some point overnight, the sheriff’s office said some of the residents inside the home did come out following negotiations.

It was not until shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday that the standoff came to an end.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office told FOX19 NOW around 8:30 a.m. that law enforcement went into the home, but the armed man was nowhere to be found. At that time, the identity of the alleged armed barricaded man had not been released.

Around four hours later, the Fairfield Township Police Department said two people were arrested: Jason Yancey, 41, and 22-year-old Diamond Cox.

Yancey is facing charges of having weapons while under disability (four counts) and receiving stolen property, police said.

Cox was arrested on an active felony warrant, according to Fairfield police.

More charges could be filed as police continue to investigate, they explained.

Numerous guns, some of which were modified and stolen, were found at the scene, police said.

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