A Marion County man is facing three felony charges after he refused to leave a house and a K9 unit was sent in to help apprehend him.
Deputies of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a residence along Remington Road in September of last year for a report of a possibly intoxicated individual waving a firearm around and threatening to kill everyone.
According to the just released probable cause affidavit, as a deputy proceeded to the address of the call, dispatch advised 66-year-old Archie Edwards had a warrant out of Washington County for failure to appear and aggravated assault with bond set at $100,000.
Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with a witness who stated Edwards knew there was a warrant out for his arrest, but refused to give himself up. The witness stated Edwards was in possession of a firearm and was threatening to kill him and “any other officers in his way.”
The officer attempted to enter the residence Edwards was believed to be in but found locked doors and no answers from occupants inside.
After roughly an hour with no contact, a deputy was dispatched to the location with a K9 unit in tow. Upon arrival deputies made contact with dispatch to confirm the warrant out of Washington County, who confirmed the warrant was valid with full extradition.
The main door of the residence was kicked in and authories gave three warnings before releasing Rico, the K9 unit.
As deputies were entering the bedroom of the residence they noticed Edwards on the bed and ordered him to show his hands, but he did not comply.
Rico then apprehended Edwards, who was taken into custody, after being treated at Baxter Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained by the K9.
Edwards is charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threatening in the first degree, both class D felonies, as well as posession of a firearm by a certain persons, a class B felony.
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