SWAT arrests guitar maker

The Lapu-Lapu Police Special Weapons and Tactics arrested a guitar maker after allegedly threatening to kill his 3-year-old stepson inside their house in barangay Pajac yesterday dawn.

Ranie Bernaldo Paquibot, 27, of barangay Pajac is now detained at the Lapu-Lapu City jail awaiting the filing of charges against him.

Senior Inspector Andres Intong led SWAT men in responding to a hostage-taking in barangay Pajac.

Initial investigation conducted by police disclosed that three days ago, the suspect's live-in partner Marilou Arriesgado noticed that her husband refused to talk to her. She said she would catch her husband talking to himself inside their house and banging his head on the door. "Dili na gayud masabot ang iyang gipakita nga lihok og magsige og yawyaw," Marilou told police.

When Paquibot noticed the presence of barangay tanods near his house, he grabbed his three-year-old stepson and threatened to kill him.

Responding policemen and SWAT personnel immediately negotiated with him.

An hour later, the drama was over.

The three-year-old boy was unhurt. Seized from Paquibot was a bolo measuring 20 inches long.- Jose P. Sollano