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HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - An 8 1/2-hour standoff between a heavily armed woman and sheriff's deputies ended when the woman flashed her middle finger and a SWAT team took the gesture as a cue to storm her house.
Authorities were called to the home early Friday after Rose Wright allegedly forced her husband, Clyde, out at gunpoint. The husband told deputies there were three shotguns, two assault rifles, two handguns and about 200 rounds of ammunition inside the home.
But even after more than three dozen tear gas canisters were lobbed inside the dwelling, Wright remained holed up and refused to communicate with negotiators until she gave deputies the sign they needed.
"It's a good thing she gave the officer the finger," said Sheriff's Capt. Dale Amaral said. "It enabled us to know that she didn't have a weapon in her hand, and we were able to go in. Had she not given us the finger, we'd still be out there."
Wright was taken to a local hospital for a medical and psychiatric evaluation. She faces charges ranging from assault with a deadly weapon to possession of assault weapons, Amaral said. One of the weapons found inside the home was an AK-47, which are illegal in California.
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - An 8 1/2-hour standoff between a heavily armed woman and sheriff's deputies ended when the woman flashed her middle finger and a SWAT team took the gesture as a cue to storm her house.
Authorities were called to the home early Friday after Rose Wright allegedly forced her husband, Clyde, out at gunpoint. The husband told deputies there were three shotguns, two assault rifles, two handguns and about 200 rounds of ammunition inside the home.
But even after more than three dozen tear gas canisters were lobbed inside the dwelling, Wright remained holed up and refused to communicate with negotiators until she gave deputies the sign they needed.
"It's a good thing she gave the officer the finger," said Sheriff's Capt. Dale Amaral said. "It enabled us to know that she didn't have a weapon in her hand, and we were able to go in. Had she not given us the finger, we'd still be out there."
Wright was taken to a local hospital for a medical and psychiatric evaluation. She faces charges ranging from assault with a deadly weapon to possession of assault weapons, Amaral said. One of the weapons found inside the home was an AK-47, which are illegal in California.
of ammunition inside the home.