Man found hiding behind false wall, ending hours-long Akron standoff

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – An hours-long standoff in Akron came to an end late Wednesday afternoon after officers discovered a wanted man, who’d barricaded himself in the home, hiding behind a false wall inside the residence.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force were attempting to take 35-year-old Tristan Dent into custody at a home in the 200 block of Kenilworth Ave. in Akron.

Dent was wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Marshals Service for federal drug crimes…

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