ST. PARIS — A man was arrested after a standoff at a Champaign County home Wednesday night.
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Champaign County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called out to a home on Springfield Street in St. Paris on a possible domestic incident shortly before 9:45 p.m., according to Chief Deputy Robert Wagner.
Deputies were told that 34-year-old Alexander Roberts was “intoxicated, breaking items, and that a handgun might be in the room.”
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Deputies found Roberts hiding under a bed, but they “disengaged” after he said he had a gun and would shoot himself.
Roberts initially refused to come downstairs despite deputies giving verbal commands.
Wagner said Roberts eventually calmed down and became cooperative after continued de-escalation efforts and the arrival of additional units.
Roberts was arrested for inducing panic and transported to Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
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