Incline standoff ends with one arrest

A two-plus-hour standoff in Incline Village today ended peacefully.

Washoe County sheriff’s negotiators were able to talk Shane Donovan, 28, of Incline into surrendering just after 1pm Dec. 30.

Officers said Donovan had barricaded himself in a bedroom on Winding Way and was acting erratically. Donovan voiced threats against himself and officers. Officials said Donovan told them he had rigged the entryway to the room with explosives, however, no explosives were found.

The Parole and Probation Division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety had recently issued a warrant for Donovan’s arrest for parole violations. He was taken into custody on the parole and probation warrant.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report