POST FALLS — A standoff between a suspected kidnapper and law enforcement agencies ended in an arrest Thursday afternoon.

Joshua M. Moses, 28, was apprehended by officers along the banks of the Spokane River in Post Falls and is expected to make his first appearance today at the Kootenai County Courthouse.

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department, Post Falls Police officers and S.W.A.T team members surrounded the house at 204 W. 17th Ave. around noon after having tracked Moses, who was wanted for kidnapping and extortion, to the address.

Moses was inside with a gun, police believed, but law enforcement officers received a tip several hours later from neighbors who had spotted Moses fleeing on foot south toward the river.

According to Police Chief Scot Haug, Moses allegedly kidnapped another male in his late 20s or early 30s earlier in the week because the victim owed Moses around $6,000. Moses allegedly took the victim, tied him up in the basement of the 17th Avenue home, struck him with a pistol, and eventually contacted the victim’s family for money.

The victim’s family paid Moses $2,500, making the exchange in the Walmart parking lot in Post Falls, Haug said.

As soon as the victim was released he asked his family to drive him to the address on 17th Avenue, Haug said. The victim wasn’t seen for a few days after that, but he was later arrested for a probation violation in Coeur d’Alene at least one day before Thursday’s standoff with Moses, police said.

The arrested victim’s identity could not be confirmed by Thursday evening.

“It’s been a convoluted deal,” Haug said. “We’re still trying to put all the pieces together on exactly what happened.”

Police learned of Moses’ whereabouts and showed up to serve a search warrant. They learned there that he was inside with a gun, which led to the several-hour standoff.

Several neighbors watched the scene from their yards.

“We saw these cars flying past us,” said Karl Rehrmann, 12, who went outside to watch through the dozens of police vehicles. “I think it’s pretty freaky. I was pretty freaked out at first.”