34 year old Jacquavious Cartwright
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A man is now in jail after an incident that happened early yesterday morning.
The Lima Police Department say they were called out around 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday to a disturbance at 1610 South Union Street. There they spoke with Lane Riley, a woman from Van Wert, who reported that she was assaulted by 34-year-old Jacquavious Cartwright. She reported that a handgun was used by Cartwright and that he was still armed inside the house.
Officers secured the area and detectives, the Hostage Negotiation Team, and the Allen County SWAT were called to respond. As the SWAT team began to set up outside of the house, Cartwright left the residence and willingly was taken into custody. He's being held on suspicion of felonious assault and is currently in the Allen County Jail.
8/24/22 Press Release from the Lima Police Department: On 8/23/2022, at about 4:15 a.m., the Lima Police Department received a call about a disturbance, at 1610 S. Union Street. When they arrived, patrol officers spoke to 40 year old Lane Riley, from Van Wert. She reported that she was assaulted in 1610 S. Union by the resident, 34 year old Jacquavious Cartwright. Lane reported a handgun was used by Cartwright during the assault, and that he was still armed and inside the residence at the time of their arrival. As a result, patrol officers secured the area and L.P.D. Detectives, L.P.D. HNT (Hostage Negotiation Team) and Allen County SWAT were called to respond. No direct contact was able to be made to Mr. Cartwright, inside the house, but messages from the HNT team were relayed to Mr. Cartwright advising that S.W.A.T. was being deployed to his residence, in an attempt to encourage him to come out of the house willingly and without further incident. As the S.W.A.T. team set up outside of the residence, Jacquavious Cartwright exited and willingly was taken into custody. Jacquavious Cartwright was held on suspicion of Felonious Assault and ultimately transported and held at the Allen County Jail.
