Tuesday Night Police Standoff Ends Peacefully

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.  – A peaceful end to a three-hour long standoff in Terre Haute ended peacefully Tuesday night.

Terre Haute Police were called to perform a well-being check by the family of 43-year-old Ryan Watson.

The said that they hadn’t heard from him and they said he was acting strange just days before.

When police arrived at the apartment complex at 500 south 5th street they said no one was home and completed their check.

Late the family called police again and said that he was back home.

Officers went back and while trying to contact Watson they looked through a window and said that he was pointing a gun at them.

The SWAT team was called in and he later surrendered.

Watson was charged with criminal recklessness and intimidation.