Fargo Police take man in custody after overnight standoff

FARGO, ND (KVRR) — A Moorhead man armed with a knife and refusing to come out of a room at Super 8 in Fargo is arrested after a nearly five hour standoff with police.

Officers responded around 6:00 Thursday morning to the disturbance call at the motel on Interstate Boulevard near 13th Avenue South and Interstate 29.

They were confronted by 59-year-old Keven Bruhschwein who appeared agitated and had a knife. He then barricaded himself inside a room.

Guests were escorted out of the motel.

“The Red River Valley Swat Team was called out to assist. Once the arrived on scene they used a flash sound diversion device the divert the attention and tried to make entry,” Fargo Police Public Information Officer Jessica Schindeldecker said.

Brushschwein was arrested for terrorizing, preventing arrest, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and two unrelated warrants.