Moorhead Police Release Details on SWAT Arrest of Hawley Man Wednesday

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning new details about a Red River Valley SWAT team arrest in Hawley that prompted a soft lockdown at area schools.

Moorhead Police say 39-year-old Brandon Loock of Hawley was taken into custody on Wednesday without incident.

He was wanted for trying to get into a home in the 1600 block of 2nd Avenue South on Halloween.

They say Loock showed a handgun when people in the home would not let him in.

Video showed that earlier Loock was holding a large knife while ringing the doorbell.

Police say Loock and the victim are known to each other.

He is in the Clay County Jail for felony assault with a weapon and restraining order violations.