Man in custody following standoff with Terre Haute Police

Photo courtesy to ICN by Barbara Ellis

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A local man was taken into custody after Terre Haute Police Department officers were called to check on him this afternoon.

Ryan Watson, 43, was arrested following a three-hour stand-off in the 500 block of S. Fifth Street. He was booked into the Vigo County Jail on charges of criminal recklessness and intimidation.

According to the THPD, a handgun was located inside the residence and has been collected as evidence.

During the well -being check around 4 p.m., officers attempted to speak with Watson through a window of the residence and reportedly noticed a he had a firearm.

 "The officers then pulled back and established a perimeter. The Special Response Team and negotiators were called to the scene," according to the THPD .

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