COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Police Department (CPD) SWAT says a standoff ended peacefully Wednesday morning after a barricaded suspect with a felony warrant surrendered to law enforcement.
At approximately 9:25 a.m., CPD responded to an apartment in the 4600 block of Rosebud Drive in regards to a disturbance. When officers arrived, they learned that Michael Schuette, 26, of Columbus, had barricaded himself in the apartment. The officers determined that Schuette had a felony warrant for his arrest out of Marion County and was possibly armed.
CPD’s SWAT and crisis negotiations units were activated, and negotiators communicated with Schuette and arranged his surrender. Schuette was placed under arrest, taken to Bartholomew County Jail, and charged with the felony Marion County warrant.
A lockdown at nearby Smith Elementary School was lifted at the conclusion of the 90-minute standoff.
