The Hancock County Joint Tactical Team was called in to defuse the situation Dec. 20. The man who had refused to come out, David S. Song, has been charged.
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield man who was involved in a gun incident that caused the county’s Joint Tactical Team to be called in has officially been charged with two crimes.
David S. Song, 32, 200 block of Howard Street, has been charged with two Level 5 felony counts of intimidation and criminal recklessness in connection with a Dec. 20 standoff with law enforcement.
Song had an initial appearance in Hancock County Superior Court 1 on Dec. 28 where he entered a not guilty plea and a $3,000 cash bond was set by judicial officer Christopher Smith, who also put a “no contact” order in place.
In addition, officials with the prosecutor’s office filed for a retention of firearms plea which was slated for a hearing in Superior Court 1.
The firearms seizure and retention law allows law enforcement officers to remove firearms from “dangerous individuals” and keep them until a hearing can be held where a judge decides whether the individual is a threat to himself/herself or others.
The hearing was held Wednesday where Judge D.J. Davis noted the defense did not object to retention of the firearms, so Davis granted the retaining of the firearms related to the case.
According to a probable cause affidavit, officials with the Greenfield Police Department (GPD) were dispatched to Song’s home for a suicidal male who had discharged a firearm in the residence.
The probable cause affidavit noted the incident occurred due to a domestic issue between Song and his wife, who had been in a fight for several days. The wife told officials Song kicked her out after pointing a gun toward his head then firing a shot into the residence. The wife noted Song has an issue with controlling his anger and was an active National Guard member who had multiple firearms and body armor in the residence.
She also told officials that Song had threatened to kill any law enforcement officers if she called the police.
Officials with the GPD called in the Hancock County Joint Tactical team due to the weapons involved and threats made of law enforcement presence, the affidavit said. The team deployed two flash bangs on the outer perimeter of the residence, and Song eventually surrendered without incident.
Song is no longer listed as an inmate in the county jail. He is however due back in court on Jan. 24 for a status conference on the charges against him.
