Police: Unclear What Prompted Man Arrested by SWAT

An Oceanside man was behind bars today on suspicion of assaulting his father and a neighbor, then refusing to surrender to police and firing a pellet gun at officers during a several-hour standoff at his house.

Police went to the home of 50-year-old Noel Sean Myers in the 600 block of South Cleveland Street about 3 p.m. Thursday to arrest him for allegedly attacking a neighbor with a pipe or a stick earlier in the day and assaulting his father two days earlier, Lt. Leonard Mata said.

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 When officers contacted him, Myers retreated into his residence and refused repeated orders to surrender, according to Mata. At one point during the ensuing standoff, the suspect allegedly fired a pellet gun out of the house, striking an officer in the face. No serious injuries resulted, Mata said.

In the late afternoon, a SWAT team was called in to surround the home and prepare to enter it forcibly, if necessary, Mata said.

About 6:15 p.m., officers fired tear gas into the home, forcing Myers out. Police then were able to take him into custody without further incident.

Myers was booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest and elder abuse. He was being held on $400,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Monday.

It was unclear what prompted the suspect's alleged violence, the lieutenant said.

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