Glencoe man Surrenders to police after Thursday night search

A Glencoe man who was the subject of a Thursday night search turned himself in to Glencoe Police shortly before noon Friday.

Glencoe police became involved Thursday afternoon when a Glencoe woman came in to report her husband for menacing in relation to his actions early Thursday morning as she was heading to work. She told police she came out and her husband was standing with the trunk of the car open. When she asked why he had the trunk open, he reached inside the car for a gun.

She got into her vehicle and went to work, then stopped at the police department on her way home. After making the report, she told police she was going to get a protection order against her husband.

At about 7:30 p.m., Police said she was home and opened the door to let the dog out and her husband came inside, bearing a rifle, dressed in camouflage clothing. She called police,  and her husband continued to make threatening remarks even while she was on the phone with authorities. Police responded, and the woman told them her husband had fled into the treeline.

Glencoe officers started to search for him and called in the Joint Special Operations Group to assist in establishing a perimeter and conducting the search. JSOG notified the Department of Public Safety, and a helicopter flew over, also looking for the suspect.

The suspect was not found overnight. officers were able to get the woman to a safe location for the night, and went back to the home Friday morning to clear the residence so she could return there. At the residence,  they determined the man had gotten back in the house at some point and got a cellphone.  The man had used the cellphone to call his father to bring him something to eat . Police talked with the father, and he talked to his son. Ultimately, the man surrendered without further incident and was taken to the Etowah County Detention Center.

the man will be charged with two misdemeanor counts of menacing-domestic violence in connection with the incidents Thursday morning and Thursday evening involving his wife.