COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Columbus man was arrested following a standoff with the Columbus Police Department (CPD) SWAT team, which is composed of CPD officers and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
A search and arrest warrant was executed Friday on Jeremiah Burris, 40, of Columbus, by SWAT members in the 11000 block of North County Road 400W. Law enforcement was investigating a report of a domestic battery with substantial bodily injury allegedly involving a firearm. Burris had an outstanding warrant for violating the conditions of his pre-trial release for the original charge of failure to register as a sex offender, as well as violation of pre-trial release for invasion of privacy.
While law enforcement was trying to serve the warrant, Burris became barricaded inside the residence. Eventually, negotiators resolved the stand-off, and Burris was taken into custody and charged with failure to register as a violent sexual offender, invasion of privacy, and five new counts of invasion of privacy.
Additionally, during the search of the residence, suspected methamphetamine, associated drug paraphernalia, and a firearm were allegedly located. The domestic battery investigation is ongoing.