(Sioux City, IA) A man is facing charges after hiding a gun and then holding off police in one of their cars near Sioux City Heelan High School. Officers had stopped him for possibly being involved in an armed robbery near the high school around eleven-30 a-m Thursday. The man was handcuffed in the back of the squad car and indicated that he had a gun and fired off some shots before tactical officers used chemical munitions to force him out. The man was later identified as 36-year-old Emanual Pleitez and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Sioux City Police Chief, Rex Mueller, says the gun was a subcompact or micro-compact handgun.
Man Arrested After Standoff in Police Car
Feb 11, 2022 | 6:21 AM
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