Readfield standoff ends in arrest of 71-year-old Belgrade man [Video]

READFIELD — A 71-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening after he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife and refused to leave her residence on Morrill Road, according to Maine State Police.

Carl Hiebert, 71, of Belgrade, was arrested on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct with a firearm and domestic violence assault, said Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Police received a call from Hiebert’s ex-wife at 6:02 p.m. on Tuesday after Hiebert allegedly assaulted her and brought a firearm into her home.

The ex-wife, who was not named, was able to make it out of the residence when police showed up, but her 41-year-old son who lives at the home with her was still inside with Hiebert.

Two officers from the Maine State Police and Kennebec County Sherriff’s department set up a perimeter around the house and the son was able to remove himself from the home, unharmed.

The Maine State Police Tactical Team …