SWAT team nabs Springville stabbing suspect after daylong barricade in Midvale home

SWAT officers prepare to enter a Midvale home in search of a suspect wanted in a Springville stabbing, Jan. 14, 2018 . Photo: Gephardt Daily/Steve Milner

MIDVALE, Utah, Jan. 14, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A man accused in the brutal stabbing of a Springville man was taken into custody Sunday after a daylong standoff in Midvale.

Police say Andrew Holloway, 33, attacked his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend at a home in Springville at about 6:10 a.m., stabbing the victim multiple times in the head, face and upper torso. The boyfriend — whose name has not been released — survived the attack, but was seriously injured.

While Springville police were responding to initial calls for help, investigators say Holloway drove north, making his way to a Midvale residence near 245 W. 8200 South.

Police discovered Holloway’s car parked on the street with blood inside the vehicle.

SWAT officers prepare to enter a Midvale home in search of a suspect in a Springville stabbing Jan 14 2018 Photo Gephardt DailySteve Milner

Officers determined Holloway was inside a nearby home with another man and ordered them to come outside. The man gave himself up, while Holloway refused to surrender.

After a couple hours the SWAT team was called in, and negotiators once again tried to talk Holloway into surrendering.

SWAT officers prepare to enter a Midvale home in search of a suspect in a Springville stabbing Jan 14 2018 Photo Gephardt DailySteve Milner

When Holloway refused, the SWAT team unloaded, firing flash grenades and pepper gas into the house. Within a matter of moments, Holloway emerged and was taken into custody.

Holloway suffered a minor injury when he was momentarily set upon by a police K-9.

There were no other reports of injuries.

SWAT officers prepare to enter a Midvale home in search of a suspect wanted in a Springville stabbing Jan 14 2018 Photo Gephardt DailySteve Milner

Police investigators say they had been searching for Holloway since the night before, when he allegedly chased his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in their car through the streets of Springville.

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