FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – FWPD officers spent nearly five hours trying to get the subject of a search warrant to leave a home Wednesday night just north of downtown.
Detectives with the Vice and Narcotics unit went to a home in the 500 block of Lawton Place around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to serve a search warrant, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.
One of the suspects inside reportedly had warrants for dealing meth and violating probation. Police said they also had reason to believe he was armed.
FWPD officials say the man refused to come out of the home and other specialized teams were called in to help just before midnight.
Just before 1:30 a.m., the man reportedly exited the home. Police say they are still investigating.
The FWPD released the following:
On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, at around 8:30 pm, Fort Wayne Police Department Vice and Narcotics detectives, with the assistance of the Gang and Violent Crimes Unit, served a search warrant at 517 Lawton Pl. One of the suspects inside the house had two active warrants (dealing methamphetamine and violation of probation) for his arrest and was possibly armed with guns. The suspect refused to exit the house after repeated announcements. He was considered a barricaded subject; therefore, the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Emergency Services Team, Crisis Response Team, and Air Support Unit were paged out around 11:45 pm to assist. At approximately 1:25 am, May 11th, 2023, the suspect exited the house and was taken into custody without further incident.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
