BOISE, Idaho — Police officers arrested Peter Thomas Kuyper, 36, around 2 a.m. after an hours-long standoff at a Boise RV Park near the airport.
Officers from agencies across the Treasure Valley responded to the armed standoff near the Boise Airport.
According to officials with the Ada County Sheriff's Office, at about 9:30 p.m. MT Wednesday, police began receiving calls of a man in a Chevy truck firing a gun at another vehicle. The driver of the truck was later identified as Kuyper.
Investigators later found shell casings near the intersection of Meridian and Franklin roads. Police say they do not know why he fired his gun. ACSO said witnesses saw the truck head east on Interstate 84.
Near the Orchard off-ramp, a deputy and a Boise Police officer did a traffic stop on Kuyper, ACSO said in a statement. There, Kuyper started yelling at officers and refused to get out of his truck when asked. Kuyper then sped off into on-coming traffic, leading police on a short chase.
At about 9:45 p.m., police say Kuyper got out of the truck near the Mountain View RV Park on Airport Way in Boise and fired at least one round at deputies. The shot did not hit or injury any officers.
Officials say Kuyper ran into one of the RVs and refused to come out for several hours.
Police surrounded the RV and negotiated with Kuyper to peacefully come out. Kuyper eventually surrendered to police at about 2:30 a.m. ACSO said Boise police then arrested Kuyper without incident and booked him into the Ada County Jail.
Kuyper was charged with felony aggravated assault/battery on a law enforcement officer and eluding arrest. The Ada County Sheriff's Office said more charges are possible.
Police also shut down Interstate 84 in both directions between Federal Way and Vista Avenue as they worked in the area to end the standoff.
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