Fleeing guy operates into unlocked home, barricades himself in rest room, police say

LAKE Level, Tooele County — There had been some tense moments for a Tooele County few on Wednesday when a male seeking to operate from police burst into their property.

The male barricaded himself in a lavatory, primary to a standoff with the Tooele County Sheriff’s SWAT workforce. Karie Ray Williams, 26, of Tooele, sooner or later surrendered with no incident. No injuries ended up documented.

The horrifying ordeal began just prior to 7 a.m. when sheriff’s deputies and Utah Highway Patrol troopers responded to a motel in Lake Position on a report of a suspicious gentleman in possession of a stolen motorcycle, according to a ready assertion from the sheriff’s office.

The man ran off in advance of deputies arrived. Witnesses at the motel gave a description of the guy to law enforcement. Just a small time later, deputies looking a nearby community spotted somebody who matched the description.

“On observing officers coming down the avenue, the suspect ran into a resident’s yard, then entered the dwelling by an unlocked back again doorway,” in accordance to the statement. “After moving into the home, the suspect confronted the homeowners and advised them to be tranquil, then fled down a hallway. The suspect barricaded himself in a toilet.”

The two home owners then ran out of the dwelling and flagged down officers seeking for the man.

A SWAT workforce was termed and surrounded the residence. After negotiating for about an hour with Williams, who refused to appear out, SWAT group customers went within and were ready to acquire him into custody with out incident, the sheriff’s office environment mentioned.

Williams was billed in six independent felony conditions in 2020 in Tooele County, generally for crimes involving theft, theft by obtaining stolen residence, and theft by deception, in accordance to court docket information. He was given suspended prison sentences and placed on probation as aspect of a plea offer resolving all the scenarios at as soon as. But warrants had been issued for his arrest in all six circumstances on March 29 for failing to comply with the disorders of his probation, court information point out.

Williams now faces quite a few years in jail for violating the disorders of his first sentences, in addition to any new costs that could be submitted in link with his newest arrest.