VIDEO - There were tense moments for some firefighters in South Amherst last night, after they were held hostage on a call.
Assistant Chief Dennis Hevener was among those to respond to a brush fire behind a home on Hornyak Court.
He said a man was soon outside pointing a rifle at him and two others, telling them to stand near a truck.
"We just kept asking him, 'What can we do for all of us to just walk away from this?'" Hevener said. "'What do we have to do to walk out of here?'"
"He says 'Give me a beer. It's all I want, is a beer. I want one more beer before we leave,'" Hevener said.
That suspect was identified as Roy Griffith, Jr. His mother said he has a history of mental illness, was drinking for days, and was off his medication.
He was also believed to be burning the leaves that led to 911 calls for firefighters. In all, three Firefighters were kept hostage while two others took cover in the woods.
Hevener said he never feared for his life.