A tense roadside standoff ended peacefully overnight Monday after a man surrendered to police after threatening to blow himself up along the shoulder of Highway 400.
The incident began shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a man pulled a silver Honda Civic onto the shoulder of the highway’s southbound lanes, then told York Region Police that he would blow himself up when the next tanker truck drove by.
Police then closed the highway in both directions between Highway 9 and Major Mackenzie Drive.
The man sat in his car, which was loaded with propane tanks lashed together with duct tape, for more than three hours. He surrendered to police after they used a remote-controlled robot to communicate with him.
All northbound lanes of the highway were reopened around 2:15 a.m., and the southbound lanes were reopened around 3:45 a.m.
Roderick Anderson, 44, of Alliston, faces numerous charges, including dangerous driving and breach of recognizance.
- Torstar News Service
