A man who barricaded himself inside a Fisher’s Landing East apartment on Tuesday, spurring a six-hour standoff with police, made a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court this morning.
Nickolas W. Ingram, 24, of Vancouver appeared to face allegations of two counts of third-degree assault, a domestic violence court order violation and second-degree malicious mischief.
Vancouver police were called at about 9 a.m. to an apartment complex at 16506 S.E. 29th St. for a reported restraining order violation in progress. Ingram’s brother, Timothy, told authorities that his brother was “flipping out” inside the residence and had assaulted their mother, Tammy Trent, who has a no-contact order against him, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court. The apartment belongs to Trent, court records said.
Trent had left the scene after Ingram spat in her face, the affidavit said.
Timothy Ingram met with officers outside and explained that his brother was the only one left inside the apartment, according to court documents.
Police said Nickolas Ingram opened the door to the residence but refused to come outside to talk with officers. He then spat on an officer and closed the door on another officer’s foot and arm, court records said.
Ingram apparently has some mental health issues and was possibly off of his medication, acting erratically, trashing the apartment and throwing items out of the window, Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said Tuesday.
The affidavit said that while Ingram barricaded himself inside the apartment, he flooded it, causing enough damage to flood the apartment below. He also made several suicidal statements, according to court records.
Officers called the on-duty SWAT team, which includes an armored vehicle, and tried to negotiate with Ingram, but he remained uncooperative.
The full SWAT team, the Southwest Washington Regional SWAT team, was called to the scene at about noon. They made entry and took Ingram into custody just before 3 p.m. He was transported to an area hospital, Kapp said.
During Ingram’s hearing, Judge Suzan Clark appointed Vancouver attorney Bob Vukanovich to represent him and set bail at $25,000.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
