Armed suspect taken into custody after a standoff with Fort Lauderdale police

David J. Neal, Devoun Cetoute
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For the second time in three days, Fort Lauderdale police found themselves dealing with an armed suspect holed up in a home.

Wednesday’s incident at 1100 NW Seventh St., only a mile away from Monday’s similar situation a mile away, ended with the arrest of 25-year-old Merville Vaughn Jr.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police were dealing with an armed suspect barricaded in a home Wednesday. This ended in the arrest of Merville Vaughn, Jr. He’ll be held under the Baker Act and charged criminally.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police were dealing with an armed suspect barricaded in a home Wednesday. This ended in the arrest of Merville Vaughn, Jr. He’ll be held under the Baker Act and charged criminally.

Vaughn was seen getting body armor from a pickup truck and he had an AK-47 inside a Ford Mustang nearby, police say. When he was arrested, officers found a handgun on him.

After being taken to Broward Health Medical Center as a precaution, the decision was made to charge him, police say.

Vaughn has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed firearm, open carry of a firearm, reckless display of a firearm and resisting without violence.

This breaking news story will be updated as more information becomes available.