Owner-taking in the area: 42-year-old threatens grenade and is convicted!

Owner-taking in the area: 42-year-old threatens grenade and is convicted!

In a dramatic incident in the Albstadt police station, which ended like an action film, a 42-year-old Ukrainian was convicted of hosting hostages. The man was sentenced to a prison sentence of almost five years and also has to pay 5,000 euros in pain and suffering. This was decided by the Hechingen district court. According to court employees, the defendant got involved in a threatening situation when he pretended to have a grenade with him and threatened to hunt everyone in the air, which triggered growing concern among the police officers present in the area, according to Zeitungslag Waiblingen .

The hostage -taker, who was under strong alcohol influence, was accused of intimidating the officials in a so -called take room with his supposed weapon. His threat "When I let go, I all hunt all" caused afraid among the police officers who tried to de -escalate the situation for fear of their lives. In the middle of the tension, the officials had to struggle to stay calm while they secretly demanded help, as from the descriptions of Schwäbische.de emerged.

an incident between fear of death and stress

The dramatic situation lasted over half an hour. The officials were forced to coordinate their efforts while trying to distract the hostage -taker. An official emphasized that they became nervous because they were at risk of violence during their everyday life. The fear was increased by the war in Ukraine, which made the threat appear even more real because the accused noted that he had placed a security pen, a metal object, on the table, which the police alerted even more.

In the end it turned out that the accused was unarmed; The supposed grenade only existed in his idea. The police were able to overwhelm him before a catastrophe occurred. The incident also left scars from the officials used, one of whom has been difficult to recover in particular and entered the process as a co -plaintiff. Even if the defendant represents the hostage -taking as a misunderstanding, the fact that the incident has had a profound effect on the police officers involved.