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Suspect taken into custody following standoff with police in Chubbuck

CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI) - Police in Chubbuck say a man was taken into custody following a standoff Sunday.

Joshua Dahlinghaus, 36, is being held in the Bannock County Jail.

Around 11:49 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the Extended Stay Pocatello hotel after reports of a fight and a gun threat.

Police said the suspect allegedly held a woman hostage and pointed a possible BB gun at another.

The southeast Idaho STAR team rescued the woman, but Dahlinghaus had fled.

A warrant was issued for Felony aggravated assault and a misdemeanor.

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