Suspect gassed out of home after brief standoff in Vanderburgh County

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A man is behind bars following a brief standoff in Vanderburgh County.

A release from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says a break-in was reported at the Store-N-Lock storage facility on Old State Road on August 11. When deputies arrived, they found a man standing in front of an open trailer. The suspect then fled on foot and scaled a fence to escape the facility.

Investigators say they identified the suspect as Stephen Hayhurst using a cell phone he left at the scene…

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