Armed barricaded suspect accused of setting home on fire before surrendering to Manatee County deputies
Jamie Steffanuski mugshot courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
BRANDENTON, Fla. - An hours-long standoff between Manatee County deputies and an armed suspect ended with a mobile home going up in flames.
Deputies say they tried to arrest 48-year-old Jamie Steffanuski on an active felony warrant around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday when he pulled out a gun and ran into a mobile home in the Fair Lane Acres Mobile Home Park in Bradenton.
According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Steffanuski threatened deputies and refused to come out of the home.
After hours of negotiation, deputies say Steffanuski surrendered to SWAT team members, who noticed a fire inside the home.
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Fire crews put out the flames, but the mobile home was heavily damaged.
No one was injured in the fire or the standoff with deputies.
The Fire Marshal is conducting a separate investigation.