WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
A Centreville man was arrested following a standoff with law-enforcement personnel last week in Centreville.
Sheriff Chad Spence said department officials encountered 44-year-old Isaiah Merkle shortly before 4 p.m. July 13 in a secure area where patrol vehicles and the jail-intake entrance are located.
Spence said Merkle had driven a vehicle onto the sidewalk next to the department and stopped with the front of his vehicle facing the building.
When confronted, Merkle fled the property in the vehicle. Deputies located Merkle and his vehicle near the west village limits, where a standoff ensued and the St. Joe Valley Special Response team was activated.
During the incident, Merkle called 911 and stated he had a handgun and a shotgun. Traffic in the area was stopped while deputies negotiated with him. After several minutes of negotiations, deputies took Merkle into custody.
Merkle was charged with operating while intoxicated (third offense) and four counts of resisting and obstructing, Spence said.
