Armed Man in Custody After Standoff at Endwell Apartment Complex

Authorities say a man with a gun barricaded himself inside an apartment in the town of Union after a warrant squad tried to take him into custody.

The incident at the Marian Apartments in Endwell prompted a precautionary evacuation of a dozen units of the seven-story building on Hooper Road.

The complex is located across the street from the Maine-Endwell High School campus.

Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar said members of the agency's warrant squad went to the apartment building to apprehend 47-year-old Paul Stuart who had been staying there.

The sheriff said the squad went to the door of the apartment where Stuart was located and was greeted by the man "who was in possession of a firearm."

Akshar said Stuart "very quickly shut the door and barricaded himself" in the apartment, which also was occupied by a woman.

The Southern Tier SWAT team was sent to the scene, along with other law enforcement officers.

The sheriff said negotiators communicated with Stuart who eventually was taken into custody.

The senior high school and two other nearby Maine-Endwell buildings were placed under a lockout during the standoff.

Last week, the sheriff's office issued a news release indicating Stuart was wanted for failing to register as a sex offender.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Justin Roberts, executive director of The SEPP Group - which manages Marian Apartments - discussed the response to the situation that developed on March 24, 2026.

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