A 50-year-old man who barricaded himself in his New Jersey home for hours, threatening to kill police, after his wife was found stabbed to death in their driveway, has been charged with murder in her death, authorities said Wednesday.
Arthur Haskoor remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, about 24 hours after a camera-equipped robot entered his home and found him unconscious. Prosecutors said he is being treated for self-inflicted injuries, but further details were not disclosed.
Police were called to Haskoor's Evergreen Road home in Plumsted around 10 a.m. Tuesday after getting a call about a domestic dispute. Arriving officers found Haskoor's 47-year-old wife, Susan, dead in the driveway and a note on the home's front door that indicated there were guns in the home and police would be killed if they tried to enter.
Authorities shut down roads and evacuated schools and libraries as they assessed the situation. The Asbury Park Press reports that about 30 students were pulled out of New Egypt High School, and the Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Public Library was evacuated.
The air space over the scene was also restricted.
The robot entered the home around 2:30 p.m., more than four hours into the stand-off, and found Haskoor unconscious in his garage.
Police say he and his wife had been married for 20 years and had two sons, ages 17 and 18. One of the suspect's sons told authorities his father had at least six weapons in the home.
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It wasn't immediately clear if Haskoor had retained an attorney.
