ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A tense five-hour standoff at the Vantage Point Apartments ended Saturday afternoon peacefully after St. Petersburg Police took 32-year-old Keith Rackett into custody.
The scene at 10200 Gandy Blvd N. drew a massive law enforcement response, including SWAT teams and crisis negotiators, following a series of alarming threats made by the suspect.
The incident began late this morning when Rackett allegedly called the St. Petersburg Police Communications Center and made verbal threats…