Armed suspect taken into custody after a standoff with Fort Lauderdale police
For the second time in three days, Fort Lauderdale police found themselves dealing with an armed suspect holed up in a home.
Wednesday’s incident at 1100 NW Seventh St., only a mile away from Monday’s similar situation a mile away, ended with the arrest of 25-year-old Merville Vaughn Jr.
Vaughn was seen getting body armor from a pickup truck and he had an AK-47 inside a Ford Mustang nearby, police say. When he was arrested, officers found a handgun on him.
After being taken to Broward Health Medical Center as a precaution, the decision was made to charge him, police say.
Vaughn has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed firearm, open carry of a firearm, reckless display of a firearm and resisting without violence.
This breaking news story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published August 12, 2020 at 11:51 AM.
