Police: Stranger inside home holding scissors leads to standoff

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington police say a man has been charged after an hours-long standoff Thursday night.

Wilmington police responded just before 9:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of French Road in reference to a man barricaded inside a home.

The residents told police they had come home and found a stranger — 30-year-old Kirby Dean Frennea — inside with a pair of scissors in his hand. He refused to leave.

WPD says when attempts to get him to come out were unsuccessful, the WPD S.W.A.T. unit was called in.

Police say officers report that Frennea had clear psychological issues, and were able to take him into custody around 1:30 a.m. using the residents’ key to enter the house.

He was transported to NHRMC for assessment before being taken to jail.

Frennea is charged with 1st Degree Burglary, 2nd Degree Burglary, and Resist/Delay/Obstruct Public Officers.

He is being held under an $80,000 secured bond.