Sex offender, 46, shoots fireworks at police during wild standoff that ends in arrest

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-12 01:31:21 | Updated at 2026-08-12 01:50:03 29 minutes ago

A New Hampshire sex offender went beserk when police tried to arrest him on several outstanding warrants — blasting fireworks at officers in an explosive standoff.

Rory Robertson, 46, allegedly went postal when cops tried to pull him over around 6 a.m. Monday after he left his home in Durham, police said.

Instead of stopping, the registered sex offender booked it and then barricaded himself inside a house, the Durham Police Department said.

Cops said the explosive standoff started after an officer pulled over Rory Robertson, 46, around 6:00 a.m. on Monday after he drove away from his home in Durham. Durham Police Department

Robertson ignored multiple commands from cops — and soon began to aim and shoot fireworks at officers and a patrol car outside the house, police said.

The pervert lobbed a plethora of pyrotechnics at officers, law enforcement said, including one “large shell style firework” that nearly struck a cop, before it exploded underneath a police cruiser.

Robertson ignored multiple commands from cops – and soon began to aim and shoot fireworks at officers and a patrol car outside the house, police said. WMUR

The wild light show required police to put out a shelter-in-place request for residents near the home.

The wild light show required police to put out a shelter-in-place request for residents near the home. WMUR

Robertson left the house a little after 8 a.m. authorities said. He was wanted on several outstanding warrants, including breach of bail, violation of bail conditions, and theft.

The creep came rushing at cops, before he was subbued with a hail of non-lethal PepperBall rounds, police said.

No officers were injured in the standoff, according to authorities.

Robertson was treated for minor injuries before cops took him to Strafford County House of Corrections, law enforcement said.

Robertson, a registered sex offender, had been wanted on a number of outstanding warrants – including breach of bail, violation of bail conditions, and theft – and quickly fled authorities when they tried to stop his car, police said. WMUR

He had multiple opportunities to turn himself in before the standoff, police said.

In addition to his outstanding charges, Robertson also faces charges of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and criminal threatening, among others, police said.

Robertson had been convicted in 2009 for a felony sex assault, court records viewed by Foster’s Daily Democrat showed.

The outlet also reported that the sicko is facing a competency hearing in October on alleged stalking and sex assault offenses he’s said to have committed in 2024.

It was not immediately clear who Robertson’s attorney was.

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