Mount Vernon Man Arrested Following Standoff

A Mount Vernon man is in custody awaiting charges after a nearly five-hour standoff yesterday. Police say Dwayne Thomas barricaded himself inside his Newark Road home when officers attempted to serve an eviction notice. Thomas allegedly had a gun in his hand when the papers were served, and had dozens more stashed inside his house.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.