Intense Police Standoff in Livingston Ends After Nearly Two Days
According to a press release from the Park County Sheriff s Office, the armed, barricaded suspect at the View Vista trailer court in Livingston has been arrested and is in custody.
Law enforcement from Livingston and surrounding areas in Montana spent nearly two days negotiating with a man that had barricaded himself inside of his home at the View Vista trailer court.
According to the Park County Sheriff s Office, deputies tried to serve a court-ordered eviction to 49-year-old Livingston resident Michael Marfuta. The suspect is known to law enforcement and has threatened violence before. When deputies attempted to serve the order, Marfuta was away from the residence. The Sheriff s Office said that Marfuta fled and later confronted deputies and threatened them with a knife.
Armed standoff in Livingston comes to an end
Gaby Krevat / MTN News
and last updated 2021-02-04 10:34:32-05
(This story has been updated, 6:34 a.m. MDT, 02/04/2021)
LIVINGSTON â The Park County Sheriff s Office reported that the armed standoff with 49-year-old Michael Marfuta in Livingston came to an end late Wednesday night.
The Sheriff s Office said in a press release the standoff at the View Vista trailer court came to an end around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Marfuta was wounded after shooting at law enforcement, according to the release. Park County Sheriff Brad Bichler said Marfuta made the decision several times to try and shoot us over the course of the standoff that began Tuesday afternoon.