COLUMBUS — A Columbus man is behind bars after a nearly four-hour standoff Saturday with police at his home.
At 5:30 p.m., Columbus Police Department officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on 31-year-old Randy Wilson at his home in the 1500 block of Lafayette Avenue.
According to police Wilson was wanted for a parole warrant for criminal confinement.
As officers approached the home, they heard a male’s voice and could smell the odor of marijuana. A woman, identified as 44-year-old Heather Clarkson, opened the door, and the smell became stronger.
The Columbus SWAT team was alerted and responded in an attempt to get Wilson to exit the house.
Shortly after 9 p.m., Wilson walked out of the front door and surrendered to officers.
Wilson was placed under arrest on new charges of possession of marijuana and taken to Bartholomew County Jail, where he was remanded for the Indiana Parole warrant. Clarkson was also detained on a charge of possession of marijuana.
