Two-hour stand-off leads to house fire, arrest in Boone

Teresa Kay Albertson, Ames Tribune
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A fire burnt a home at the corner of College Street and Webster Street in Boone Monday afternoon. Michael Glynn, 45, was arrested after engaging in a stand-off with Boone Police for more than two hours.
A fire burnt a home at the corner of College Street and Webster Street in Boone Monday afternoon. Michael Glynn, 45, was arrested after engaging in a stand-off with Boone Police for more than two hours.

A Boone subject is in custody following a two-hour stand-off that led to a house fire Monday afternoon.

However, despite years of criminal activity in Boone, Hamilton, Polk and Green counties, including breaking no-contact orders, bail for Michael Craig Glynn has been set.

Bail was set Tuesday at $250,000 cash in the defendant's name only. If bond is posted, Glynn must contact the Department of Correctional Services within 48 hours to be fitted with a GPS monitoring device and remain under the supervision of the department, court documents state.

Second Judicial District Court of Iowa Judge James Malloy also decided on Tuesday that despite claiming a personal income 200% over the state guidelines, Glynn would be represented by public defender David Barajas of West Des Moines.

Glynn claimed $36,000 per year in oncome and listed the Copperhead Bar in Stratford as his employer. This is the bar owned by his wife, Patricia Moorman. Glynn is charged with breaking into the bar April 23. He is charged with damaging the structure and drinking an unknown amount of alcohol with the intent of depriving the owner of the review, a criminal complaint says.

Events on Monday were chaotic and fast-moving

Boone police officers were called to 1306 College Street shortly after 2:40 p.m. for reports of a violation of a no contact order. Authorities found Michael Craig Glynn, 45, barricaded inside a home near the intersection with Webster Street.

Glynn was the only person in the residence at the time, according to a Boone Police Department press release. The house is owned by Patricia Moorman.

Boone Police said Glynn refused to leave the house during more than 60 minutes of negotiation. A fire later sprouted from within the home around 3:34 p.m., eventually spreading to the entire structure.

Flames were extinguished by 5:30 p.m. though Boone Police Commander John Sloter said he believes the home is a total loss.

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Glynn fled the residence at 4:44 p.m. - more than two hours after the initial stand-off began - where he was shot with bean bag rounds by Boone Police. He was eventually apprehended by an Iowa State Patrol K9 officer, who bit Glynn, Sloter said. The suspect was transported to Boone County Hospital for treatment of injuries caused by the smoke and the K9.

Charges are pending at this time.

A fire at the intersection of College Street and Webster Street in Boone Tuesday was the result of a more than two-hour stand-off between Michael Glynn and Boone Police.
A fire at the intersection of College Street and Webster Street in Boone Tuesday was the result of a more than two-hour stand-off between Michael Glynn and Boone Police.

A no-contact order has been in place against Glynn since April 23 when he broke into The Copperhead Saloon and Grill in Stratford. Glynn has been charged with third-degree burglary for the break-in, according to court documents.

A fire erupted at a home Monday afternoon near the intersection of College Street and Webster Street in Boone. Local authorities said they arrested Michael Glynn, 45, after a more than two-hour stand-off, which led to the fire.
A fire erupted at a home Monday afternoon near the intersection of College Street and Webster Street in Boone. Local authorities said they arrested Michael Glynn, 45, after a more than two-hour stand-off, which led to the fire.

Glynn has been charged with numerous felonies in Iowa and Wisconsin as well as charges of driving without a license in Polk, Story, Hamilton, Greene and Boone counties, among others.

The Boone Fire Department and the Boone County Ambulance were on site to respond Monday's structure fire once it was safe to do so, the press release said. The Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team also responded to assist as did an investigator from the State Fire Marshall’s Office.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with Glynn's bond and release conditions.

Brandon Hurley contributed to this story. Teresa Kay Albertson covers politics, crime, courts and local government in Ames and central Iowa for the Ames Tribune and Des Moines Register. Reach her on Twitter @TeresaAlberts11 and at talbertson@registermedia.com, 515-419-6098.

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