CANTON: Police and the SWAT team rescued a child held hostage by her father late Saturday night.
Wendall Scott Williams, 42, was holding a shotgun when he refused to let his 9-year-old daughter leave when the child’s mother came to pick her up after a scheduled visit, police said.
Williams, who lives in the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue SW, came out of the house with the shotgun, told the woman he was not going to let her take the child and then went back inside.
After unsuccessful attempts at getting Williams to come out of the house, the SWAT team entered the home and arrested Williams without incident, police said.
The unharmed child was returned to her mother and police recovered the shotgun from the home.
Williams was charged with domestic violence, inducing panic, obstructing official business and aggravated menacing and was booked into Stark County jail.
A court date has not yet been set.