`` There 's too much at stake here , '' he said . NEW : Suspect John Lee Hood releases the hostages , an official move . He is wanted in connection to Hood 's slaying of a local police officer . Hood has hired negotiators to bring his mother to the scene .
NEW : Suspect John Lee Hood releases the hostages , an official move . He is wanted in connection to Hood 's slaying of a local police officer . Hood has hired negotiators to bring his mother to the scene .