Coroner: Man who barricaded himself in Meridian home died 2 days later

A man who barricaded himself inside a Meridian home Monday afternoon has died, according to the Ada County Coroner’s Office.

Meridian police arrived at a residence in the 1400 block of West Loretta to arrest 43-year-old Derek Thayer, who had multiple warrants. Thayer barricaded himself inside and didn’t comply with officers’ commands, police said in a Tuesday news release.

Police called in the department’s Special Tactics Group and closed part of Loretta Street temporarily. Thayer was inside for several hours; when police finally entered the home, they found him unresponsive, the release said…

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