Crime & Safety
Indiana Wants Him, Lord He Can't Go Back There: Fugitive Felon Arrested In La Vergne
A man wanted for extradition back to Indiana barricaded himself inside a La Vergne apartment for hours, according to police.
LA VERGNE, TN — A man arrested after barricading himself inside a La Vergne apartment is wanted for extradition back to Indiana, according to police.
Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, police were alerted to a robbery, with the suspect hiding out inside an apartment above City Slickers bar near Murfreesboro Road. When officers arrived, the suspect — who has not been identified — was barricaded inside.
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A four-hour stand-off ensued, though eventually the man came out and was taken into custody. It was then police learned that the Hoosier State has a warrant for full extradition for the man.
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