St. Clair Sheriff's Office takes barricaded subject into custody

On March 11th, St. Clair County Deputies responded to NE 1270 Road in Osceola, in reference to a domestic assault involving a firearm. The deputies made contact with the reporting party, who stated that she had been assaulted and threatened with a firearm, in front of her children, by a male subject. The male subject also made numerous statements about desiring to “shoot it out with police”. Deputies then attempted to contact the subject via the patrol car loudspeakers, with intent for him to come out of the residence he was barricaded in.

The St. Clair County Special Response Team (SRT) was activated to assist in retrieving the subject safely. After multiple hours of attempting contact via telephone, patrol car loudspeakers, and sirens, the deployment of a noise flash diversionary device and CS gas were utilized. The St. Clair County Deputies were able to take the male subject into custody without incident, and several firearms were seized at the scene.

The male subject was arrested for Domestic Assault - 1st Degree, Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of Weapon - Subsection 4 - Exhibiting, Endangering the Welfare of a Child Creating Substantial Risk - 1st Degree - 1st Offense - No Sexual Conduct, and Resisting/Interfering with Arrest for a Felony. He was medically cleared and transported to the St. Clair County Jail to be held, pending formal charges.

Sheriff Hilty commends the deputies for their hard work and professionalism in bringing this volatile situation to a safe conclusion. No one was injured during this stand-off.