Standoff Near Minot Ends with Man Surrending in a Canoe

A 2-hour standoff with authorities ended Monday afternoon southeast of Minot with a 44-year-old man surrendering in a canoe At around 4 30 the Ward County Sheriff s department received a call saying a man was floating down the Mouse River who was threatening to kill himself When the Sheriff s department and Minot Police arrived the man claimed to have guns and grenades with him in the canoe After two hours the man came ashore and authorities found a shotgun and a hand gun but no grenades only smoke devices Minot s bomb squad is checking the Mouse River with a camera to ensure no explosives were dropped in the water The unidentified man was taken into custody and is undergoing an evaluation