Judge orders man to pay for repairs to apartment in Avon

By Randy Wyrick

AVON — Brent Schoen holed up all night in an apartment during an armed standoff with the local SWAT team. Among the problems: It wasn’t his apartment. Schoen said in court Wednesday that he didn’t hear the sirens or SWAT team, saying he was on medication for jaw surgery. The April 22 incident ended peacefully, which means no one was injured — but the apartment was trashed by tear gas and flash bangs, and, prosecutors say, Schoen’s own rampage. The apartment’s owner, Sara Paulson, said Schoen should help pay for the damage, and District Court Judge Paul Dunkelman agreed. Along …

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