Beer Helps Bexar Co. Deputies End Standoff
Thu Oct 16, 5:39 PM ET
Thanks to a can of beer, Bexar County sheriff's deputies successfully and peacefully ended a brief hostage standoff with a man he used to live with.
Deputies said Ronald Rhodes, 35, went into a friend's home in the 4100 block of Waterwood Pass late Thursday morning and grabbed a
semiautomatic revolver out of a night stand.
After a struggle ensued, Rhodes' sister and a caregiver ran out of the house while the suspect allegedly took the homeowner, Robert Scholler, hostage, deputies said. Rhodes is accused of putting a gun to Scholler's head, deputies said.
When the lawmen arrived, Rhodes was apparently intoxicated and asked them for a beer. The deputies complied and during the delivery a deputy grabbed the pistol while another lawman held the suspect.
Rhodes was taken into custody and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Deputies said Rhodes was upset for being kicked out of the home over the weekend. He apparently had called his mother earlier and told her he had plans to go to the home and confront Scholler.
The homeowner was treated for minor injuries.