An hours-long SWAT standoff in Pacific Beach ended late Thursday when authorities entered the home the suspect had allegedly barricaded himself in, only to find that he was not inside. The man was found hours later and taken into custody.
The standoff stemmed from an incident on the 6400 block of La Jolla Boulevard at approximately 1 p.m. San Diego Police responded to a report of domestic violence and learned a man had scaled his girlfriend's balcony and pointed a handgun at her head.
Authorities identified the man as 52-year-old Michael Anthony Davee.
After scaling her balcony, the man then escaped and left in a car, driving to a building on the 1700 block of Law Street, near Gresham Street and half a mile from Pacific Beach Middle School.
Once he arrived, officers saw him throw a gun over the side of the wall.
Despite repeated calls to surrender, authorities received no response. Hours later, they stormed the house and found no one inside.
During the standoff, some of the surrounding residents on Law Street were evacuated.
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Davee told his family he was at several different bars, police said. Ultimately police found him at a boat dock in Mission Bay.
Davee faces charges of attempted kidnapping and violating a restraining order.
Court records also show he has a previous domestic violence case as well as a criminal case against him.
