HN VIDEO: Wanted man suddenly runs from cops… [UPDATED]

UPDATE – The following is the actual PRESS RELEASE from the Barnstable Police Department:

Resident Confronts Knife Wielding Assailant

On 5/24/18 at 8:40pm Barnstable Police were called to 35 Ocean View Ave., Cotuit after the tenant reported an assault by a man with a knife. Investigation revealed 27-year-old Matthew Monroe of Hyannis, had arrived at the residence to confront the occupants, after being told he couldn’t come over to visit his child. Monroe had a previous relationship with a woman who resides at the Cotuit home, and requested visitation with their child.When Monroe was denied, he allegedly became angry and showed up brandishing a knife. The confrontation ended quickly when a 25-year-old male resident of the home, in self-defense, armed himself with a baseball bat. Monroe fled the area prior to police arrival. Based on statements given by the victim and witness, a warrant issued for Monroe’s arrest for Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon. On 5/25/18 at 11:20pm further investigation led police to 98 High School Rd., Hyanniswhere Monroe was taken into custody on the warrant. He was held at the Barnstable Police Station on $5,000 cash bail pending arraignment in Barnstable District Court on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

BPD Booking photo:

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Initial HN coverage:

HYANNIS – In October of 2016, Matthew Monroe pleaded guilty to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm after he sold a semi-automatic Uzi to a cooperating witness during the federal investigation into the Nauti-Block street gang.

In 2013, Monroe was also convicted of Breaking and Entering.

In the September of 2017, at age 27, Monroe was sentenced to two years in federal prison on the Uzi rap. Monroe was also sentenced to three years of “supervised release” following his prison term.

According to unofficial sources, a suspect in crime from earlier this past week, later identified as allegedly being Matthew Monroe, showed up to the residence of an ex-girlfriend and allegedly pulled a knife on a male before fleeing the area. Police had “probable cause” for the arrest of “Matthew Monroe.”

Fast forward to late last evening, Barnstable Police Officer Joe Green was patroling in the area of Bearses Way in an unmarked cruiser when he suddenly came over the radio announcing he was involved in a foot chase.

As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, I was also in the area when Green began chasing the suspect in the direction of the Hyannis Fire Department.

The chase only lasted a minute or two – at most – when HN rolled up to the intersection of Stevens Street and Bassett Lane, where Officer Green had quickly taken down and cuffed the suspect.

The suspect, Matthew Monroe, was arrested on a warrant and transported back to the BPD to possibly face additional charges…

Check back from official updates from the BPD.

* All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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