COHASSET, MASS. (WHDH) – A Cohasset man is accused of leaving his two young children dangling from a second-story window on Sunday afternoon during an hours-long standoff with police.
Officials said it started when Brien Buckley, 35, entered Cohasset police station with a chainsaw and tried to use it to break through the security door. When a woman who was at the front desk at the time called for help, Buckley fled and barricaded himself in his home with his two children, both under five years old.
At 3:40 p.m., Cohasset Police issued a warrant for anyone living within a quarter mile of Norfolk Road and Cushing Road while they work to get Buckley to leave his home.
At around 8 p.m., police released everything, saying Buckley was in custody and the children were safe. He was to be taken to a hospital for examination before being transferred to the police.
During the nearly six-hour ordeal, Buckley could be seen behaving erratically, throwing things out of the windows of the house at SWAT agents trying to negotiate with him.
After not seeing the children for more than an hour, Police Chief William Quigley said the decision was made to enter the house through a back door to make sure they were safe.
“It got to the point where it became seriously concerned for the kids. We hadn’t heard or seen them in over 90 minutes, so it was decided to go in and make contact with the person.”
Quigley said Buckley resisted arrest and was tazed before being taken into custody.
The children were reunited with their mother, who police say provided important background information that helped them strike a chord with Buckley.
The children were reunited with their mother, who is a police officer
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