Staff report

NILES — A Niles man was arrested Sunday morning following a standoff with police on Wood Street.

Niles police arrested Xavier Trevon Arrington. 20, of 28 Wood Ave., on felony charges of inducing panic, having weapons under disability, and discharging a firearm on or near a prohibited premises. He was taken to the Trumbull County jail.

A news release from Niles police Chief Jay Holland said the police department received numerous reports after 4:30 a.m. Sunday of gunshots being fired in the South Cedar Street area. When police arrived at 28 Wood Ave., they heard more gunshots and a woman screaming.

The release states that a man, later identified as Arrington, was spotted carrying a rifle on Wood Avenue and then was seen running into the apartment building.

The standoff began when the occupants of the apartment refused to answer the door. The Niles Special Response Team was activated, and a search warrant was obtained with the assistance of Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Becker.

Multiple attempts to make contact with the occupants were unsuccessful. The suspect’s mother was contacted by the SRT negotiator and she came to the scene, the report states.

A woman who lived in the apartment eventually came out and surrendered to the SRT team. She was interviewed and released with no charges, Holland said.

A drone was eventually deployed and phone contact was made with the primary suspect. Arrington peacefully surrendered after several hours and was taken into custody.

The release states that when executing the search warrant, detectives found a loaded AR-15 rifle and multiple spent shell casings at the scene. The release states it appears that Arrington was intoxicated and he exited the apartment and began to shoot at random after a domestic disturbance.

He is scheduled to appear in Niles Municipal Court today.