Outside, guests heard glass break and saw curtains billow from a broken window about two-thirds up the 29-storey Palace Tower, one of six towers at Caesars Palace, an iconic and historic centrepiece of the Las Vegas Strip. July 11 with a report from hotel security that a man and woman were arguing and that the man pulled the woman into a room “by force.” The ordeal lasted just shy of six hours, with police entering the room and detaining the suspect around 2:45 p.m.Ĭonnell told reporters during the standoff that the woman believed to be held hostage “has been heard from,” and was believed to be “still OK.” SWAT officers secured the hallway outside the room and Connell said it was not clear to police if the man was armed. Stephen Connell said the standoff began about 9:15 a.m. Two of the counts carry a deadly weapon enhancement, which can increase the severity of the sentence if Mannix is found guilty. Mannix has been charged with kidnapping, coercion with force or threat of force, resisting a public officer, disregarding the safety of a person or property and destruction of property.
