Man arrested for residential burglary after standoff on Muirfield Court in Santa Maria Friday

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A man is in custody after a multi-hour standoff at a home on Muirfield Court in Santa Maria Friday.

According to Santa Maria Police, a burglary was reported at 12:34 p.m. after a man entered a home that was not his.

Officers verified the man was inside the home and tried various methods to get him to come out, but he refused and a three-hour standoff ensued stated the Santa Maria Police Department.

Firefighters, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies, and California Highway Patrol officers joined officers at the scene for the barricaded man noted the Santa Maria Police Department.

The image below, courtesy of Your News Channel's tipline, shows law enforcement, including an armored personnel carrier, stationed outside of the cul-de-sac Friday.

Santa Maria Police shared that the man acted alone and was taken into custody around 5:06 p.m.

He has been booked on charges of residential burglary, trespassing, and misdemeanor theft added the Santa Maria Police Department.