Federal Judge Engages In 10-Hour Armed Standoff With Police Before Killing Himself

Timothy Maher, an administrative judge at the Miami Social Security Administration office held three family members hostages for 10 hours in an armed standoff with Miami-Dade police. The standoff ended with Maher dead and the hostages unharmed.

According to the Daily Business Review, Maher was arrested last week after someone in the family reached out to police by late-night text asking for help. Unfortunately, that intervention was apparently unsuccessful and Maher returned with a rifle today. From Daily Business Review’s account:

It wasn’t initially clear who the hostage taker was, but according to CBS Miami, onlookers heard police negotiators address the man as “Tim” and “your honor.”

That’s all we have at the moment.

Federal Judge Kills Himself in Standoff With Police [Daily Business Review]

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