Brookfield Police had a brief standoff with man Monday night. A traffic stop near a retail business in the southern part of Brookfield escalated when a passenger in the vehicle showed a gun to the officer and threatened to harm himself.
The report states that after a short period of time the man with the handgun was taken into custody without further incident. No one was injured during the incident.
Brookfield Police Department was assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Linn County Sheriffs Department.
