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Suspect wanted after standoff with Claremore police

Posted at 10:11 AM, Mar 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-07 18:16:44-05

CLAREMORE — A suspect is wanted after a 5-hour standoff with Claremore police.

Police said John Good tried to stab another man and threatened him with a pipe about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at a home near Missouri Avenue and 20th Street.

Three others who were in the house were evacuated by police, and Good ran into the attic, according to police.

There was a 5-hour standoff before officers released gas into the attic.

They say when they went into the attic to check about 1:30 a.m., Good wasn't there. Investigators aren't sure how he escaped.

Good is wanted for two felony arrests for assault with a deadly weapon and domestic assualt and battery, police said.

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