Kiritsis held Hall hostage for 63 hours. During this time, most of which was spent in Kiritsis's apartment, he made frequent calls to radio station WIBC (1070 AM) newsman Fred Heckman, who broadcast what Kiritsis said. Finally, a lawyer said Hall had signed a document stating that he had mistreated Kiritsis and would pay him $5 million. The document also stated that Kiritsis would not be prosecuted or even arrested. Kiritsis then made a speech in front of live TV cameras declaring himself "a goddamned national hero." His speech became so emotional that some journalists thought he would shoot Hall, so they terminated the live broadcast. The police chief, Bill Fisher  in an interview said there was a plan in place. If Bill pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket it meant it was go time. Bill would put the gun behind Kiritsis' ear and shoot him while another officer jammed the gun. Bill said he had reached into his pocket for the handkerchief 3 times but ended up putting it back. Eventually however, Kiritsis released Hall. He fired the shotgun into the air to prove it had been loaded and was immediately arrested. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Most people who knew Kiritsis had good things to say about him and were surprised at what he had done. Kiritsis is described as "always helpful and kind to his neighbors, a hard worker and a strict law-and-order sort of man". Kiritsis also said several times that he did not want anyone to get hurt and apologized for the way he had treated Dick Hall. At his trial, psychiatrists said he was psychotic and in a "paranoid delusional state" during the hostage incident.
Kiritsis held Hall hostage for 63 hours. During this time, most of which was spent in Kiritsis's apartment, he made frequent calls to radio station WIBC (1070 AM) newsman Fred Heckman, who broadcast what Kiritsis said. Finally, a lawyer said Hall had signed a document stating that he had mistreated Kiritsis and would pay him $5 million. The document also stated that Kiritsis would not be prosecuted or even arrested. Kiritsis then made a speech in front of live TV cameras declaring himself "a goddamned national hero." His speech became so emotional that some journalists thought he would shoot Hall, so they terminated the live broadcast. The police chief, Bill Fisher , in an interview said there was a plan in place. If Fisher pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket it meant it was go time. Fisher would put the gun behind Kiritsis' ear and shoot him while another officer jammed the gun. Fisher said he had reached into his pocket for the handkerchief three times but ended up putting it back. Eventually however, Kiritsis released Hall. He fired the shotgun into the air to prove it had been loaded and was immediately arrested. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Most people who knew Kiritsis had good things to say about him and were surprised at what he had done. Kiritsis was described as "always helpful and kind to his neighbors, a hard worker and a strict law-and-order sort of man". Kiritsis also said several times that he did not want anyone to get hurt and apologized for the way he had treated Dick Hall. At his trial, psychiatrists said he was psychotic and in a "paranoid delusional state" during the hostage incident.
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