A tense overnight standoff in Easton that included gunfire, Molotov cocktail fires and a suspect with a machete began after the man attacked his roommate, city police said.

The overnight incident ended early Thursday morning with the fires extinguished, no one seriously injured, and 27-year-old Jeffrey Folkner facing 14 charges in two cases including attempted homicide.

Folkner was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $55,000 bail.

City police said they were called Wednesday night to Folkner's home in the 600 block of Pearl Street for a drunken Folkner "destroying the home" and then attacking his roommate.

The roommate reported Folkner punched him, grabbed his neck and then hit his side with a baseball bat, though the bat did not cause an injury, police said.

The victim had injuries and blood on his neck from the assault, officers said.

Folkner refused to come out of the house, starting a standoff with city police that lasted more than two hours and shut down the block.

Folkner was intoxicated, and was "destroying property," Inspector Daniel Reagan said.

When Folkner pushed an air conditioner out of a second floor window, it marked the start of his attack on police at the scene, authorities said.

Folkner threw Molotov cocktails at multiple officers, hitting a police cruiser and starting a blaze at a nearby building at 39 N. Seventh Street/697 Pearl St.

Officer Nathan White reported during the fiery attack, he saw Folkner point a barrel of a shotgun out of the second floor window, and then heard the shotgun fire.

A second, muffled shot was heard coming from inside the building, police said.

Crisis negotiators were able to speak with Folkner on the phone, and he reportedly refused to surrender or cooperate with police.

As fire crews worked on the building fire, Folkner was seen walking out of the house and toward police at about 1:30 a.m. He had a cigarette in his left hand and was holding a 16-inch Jungle Master machete, police said.

Folkner refused to drop the weapon, according to police, and officers used a stun gun to disarm Folkner and arrest him.

Folkner was injured, but did not require hospitalization, Reagan said.

Inside the home, police said they found a wooden bat behind the front door, as well as a JC Higgins 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition, broken beer bottles that smelled like gasoline, two metal AR-15 magazines, a BB gun and a metal gas can.

Court records show Folkner pleaded guilty in March to harassment and disorderly conduct engaging in fighting from an incident in Lower Nazareth Township.

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