DUDLEY ― A Charlton man was arraigned in Dudley District Court on multiple firearm-related charges after a three-hour standoff early Tuesday.
Roman Nepomniashchii, 49, was arrested at 6:38 a.m. Tuesday after a standoff with officers from Charlton, Auburn, Dudley, Oxford and Leicester police departments, along with state troopers.
He was charged with assault on a family household member, threatening to commit a crime, assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.
About 1:45 a.m., two officers were sent to a domestic disturbance on Lincoln Point Road following a 911 call. According to the report filed by Charlton police, a woman said she had been told to call on behalf of her friend, who was involved in a heightened argument with her husband.
Upon arrival, officers heard what they believed to be a muffled gunshot in the home, as well as loud noises of items being thrown and smashed, according to the police report. Officers met with a woman who identified herself as Nepomniashchii’s wife in front of the house. She stated her husband was in possession of a .45-caliber pistol, the report said.