Burlington Police defused a hostage situation last night in the 100 block of South 7th Street, and now a 40 year old man is in custody.
Burlington Police Lt. Adam Schaefer says in a news release that officers received a call at around 11:25 pm last night that an adult male was holding a juvenile hostage at knifepoint on the second floor of the residence. Officers arrived and after several minutes of communicating with Jody Michael Hummer, managed to take him into custody after persuading him to throw the knife away.
Hummer is charged with False Imprisonment and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
The juvenile sustained minor, non-life threatening injuries during the incident.
Lt. Schaefer tells KBUR that Hummer was not related to the juvenile, and was at the house babysitting when the incident occurred.
