Crime & Safety
Wanted Man Arrested After Barricading Himself In Beach Park Home
According to the sheriff's office, the Waukegan man had felony warrants out for his arrest.
BEACH PARK, IL — A Waukegan man was arrested Saturday morning on a felony arrest warrant after barricaded himself inside a Beach Park home. According to a release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called at 7:20 a.m. to the 13400 block of Victoria Lane, Beach Park, for a domestic dispute. Sheriff’s deputies found out that one of the people involved in the argument, 45-year-old Brian O. Harper, 3100 block of West Grandville Avenue, Waukegan, had an active felony arrest warrant for driving on a revoked driver’s license and a felony failure to appear arrest warrant for aggravated fleeing and eluding, the release said.
When deputies came towards the home, Harper barricaded himself inside, the release said.
The sheriff's office said the female who dialed 911 regarding the incident was able to get out of the home before Harper barricaded himself.
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As deputies communicated with Harper from outside, he taunted them and told the deputies to kick in the door and come get him, according to the release. The sheriff's office said after two hours of negotiating with Harper, he agreed to open the door and surrender. However, deputies then saw Harper opening a garage service door, before he quickly shut it and went back into the house, the release said.
Deputies forced the door open and Harper continued to resist, the release said. He was then tased and arrested, the sheriff's office said.
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Harper was transported to the Lake County Jail where in addition to his arrest warrants, he faces charges of criminal damage to property and resisting a peace officer.
“This is another example of the dangerous job our personnel face on a daily basis," Sheriff John Idleburg said. "I applaud our staff on the scene for spending hours attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender of this offender. Instead, he didn’t cooperate and continued his resistance, but our deputies were able to safely apprehend him.”
Harper is being held at the Lake County Jail on $150,000.00 bail.
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