Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers and Benton County sheriff's deputies arrested a man who surrendered after a seven-hour standoff about 5 p.m. Thursday. The standoff started about 10 a.m. after deputies went to a home east of Warsaw near the state fish hatchery to investigate reports of shots being fired during a domestic dispute.
Sheriff Rick Fajen says Mark Lomax, 48, refused to come out of the home. Deputies feared Lomax might have had a hostage, and say he made threats to harm others, so the sheriff asked for help from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Special Response Team. Officers surrounded the home and tried to get Lomax to surrender.
At one point, the SRT moved close to the house to try to use teargas to get Lomax out. When they heard shots in the home, they backed away. Fajen said Lomax finally surrendered and no one was harmed.
Lomax faces charges of domestic assault and armed criminal action. Fajen said his bond is set at $100,000.
