(April 6, 2017) A 75-year-old Ocean Pines man was arrested after allegedly chasing several members of his family from his home by knifepoint on Sunday afternoon.
The Ocean Pines Police Department received a complaint of a domestic incident just after noon on April 2. A female complainant told police dispatch that she and her father, Alberto Dacanay, were involved in a verbal argument and that he had a knife.
Ocean Pines Police Chief David Massey and members of the Maryland State Police and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded. Upon arrival, police said the woman ran towards responding officers, crying and stating that Dacanay had chased her, her mother, her husband and her 3-year-old son out of the house with a knife.
While speaking with the family, officers reportedly watched as the exterior garage door opened. Police said the woman then frantically announced that her father was walking out of the garage and was still holding the knife.
Massey reported the suspect standing within the garage holding a large, fixed-bladed knife in his right hand. Upon spotting the officers, police said Dacanay placed the knife behind his lower back and went back into the home and barricaded himself inside. Dacanay secured the exterior doors within the residence with several items of furniture, preventing anyone from entering.
Police said Dacanay then opened a window on the second story of the residence and began speaking with the officers. He refused to exit the residence and insisted his family leave the premises.
Fearing that Dacanay would present a threat to himself, officers reportedly made numerous attempts to have him exit the residence.
Police later reported making a safe entry into the residence and Dacanay was taken into custody without incident.
He was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault.