Police Arrest Man Who Barricaded Himself In House

Wasco County Sheriff’s Officers arrested a man after he barricaded himself inside a residence on Cherry Heights Road on Saturday evening.  According to Chief Deputy Lane Magill, 57-year-old John Dale Heebink exited the house and was taken into custody after several hours, during which time The Dalles City Police Special Emergency Response Team tried to make contact with Heebink utilizing a loud speaker and deployed tear gas into the residence.  Residents living at the home on 5973 Cherry Heights Road were safely removed from the property at the beginning of the incident.  Officers obtained a search warrant to enter the house.  Heebink has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and menacing, and is lodged at NORCOR.

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