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Rhode Island SWAT team arrests man after standoff

A Rhode Island State Police SWAT team arrested a man accused of threatening officers with a weapon. Police stormed a house just before midnight Saturday and took Michael W. Neugent into custody, according to the Westerly Sun. The incident began with a call to Hopkinton police from a neighbor reporting a domestic disturbance. Police say a woman told them the 42-year-old Neugent held her down and choked her with both hands. An hours-long standoff ensued after Neugent said he had a weapon, police said. Shortly before midnight SWAT officers stormed the building, police said, and Neugent was arrested. He was charged with domestic assault, domestic disorderly conduct, and threat to a public official. He also faces state charges of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.