The Brief
- Prosecutors say Vance Lee threatened to kill his parents and said he would hide in the basement if police arrived.
- Police say Lee fired a shotgun at a drone during a roughly 14-hour standoff at a Milwaukee home.
- Investigators say officers recovered multiple firearms, silencers, ammunition and body armor from the residence.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man is facing 16 criminal charges after prosecutors say he threatened his parents, barricaded himself inside a home with multiple firearms and held police in a roughly 14-hour standoff before surrendering.
What we know:
The accused is 33-year-old Vance Lee. He was charged with the following:
- 1 count of failure to comply with officer’s attempt to take person into custody
- 10 counts of possession of a firearm by out-of-state felon
- 1 count of disorderly conduct, use of a dangerous weapon
- 1 count of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon
- 1 count of criminal damage to property (less than $2,500), use of a dangerous weapon
- 2 counts of possession of a firearm silencer
Investigators say the charges stem from the threats, the barricaded standoff and the firearms recovered from the home. …