PARSONS, W.Va. — A Tucker County man was arrested after shooting a light out at the Dollar Store Wednesday and then refusing to come out of his home when police arrived.
Tucker County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report that a man later identified as Herbert “Squeak” Bennett, 71, of Parsons, shot a light out with a shotgun and then fled in a vehicle. Deputies confirmed with witnesses the man was Bennett.
Deputies obtained a search warrant and went to Bennett’s home with the Mountain Region Special Response Team because of past interactions with him.
Police arrived to find Bennett barricaded in his home and refused to comply with commands. After numerous attempts to make contact by phone and loud speaker a tactical team entered the home and took Bennett into custody.
Bennett has been charged with felony wanton endangerment.