No information was released on why the man refused to leave the hotel room. The man was taken into custody without incident at 5:47 p.m., Metro spokesman Lt.
SWAT responded and eventually broke through the door. He barricaded the door of the room with hotel furniture and threatened to shoot anyone who entered, police said.
Las Vegas police spokesman Larry Hadfield said that Laughlin division Metro officers were dispatched to Harrah’s Laughlin Hotel just after 1 p.m.Ī man refused to leave his room and was heard inside breaking things. A man who barricaded himself for hours inside a Laughlin hotel room on Monday surrendered to Las Vegas police without incident.
