Niles Gets One Year Probation
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- Created on Thursday, 17 April 2014 18:08
- Written by Ron Kauffman
NEWPORT- Derick Niles, the man who engaged in a police stand off last September, is going to spend one year on probation.Niles called police on the morning of September 25th of last year claiming there were "400 police officers" surrounding his Newport home. Federal, state, and local officials responded to the scene to find Niles standing on top of his garage with a rifle.
Police evacuated the area during the standoff which ended without incident. Niles pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment and violating probation.
The Judge, Howard Vanbenthuysen, said he believed that Niles was suffering from a mental health crisis.
