UPDATE: 7:44 p.m.
Russell Police Department
On March 14 at 10:12 a.m. two officers with the Russell Police Department responded to an address in the 300 block of W. 16th Street to serve a felony arrest warrant.
The officers contacted a female resident who advised the wanted subject was inside and was armed.
The officers quickly recovered a gun and bag of ammo from inside the front door and made announcements for the wanted subject to surrender.
The subject stated that he was “not going to jail today.”
The officers and female resident retreated from the residence to a place of safety.
Additional officers from the police department and Russell County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist.
Officers continued to make announcements without success.
Officers also tried calling the wanted subject’s cell phone without success.
Further information from the female resident revealed that the subject was armed without at least one more gun than the firearm initially recovered.
Given the subject’s criminal history, felony arrest warrant, and the information gained from the female resident, a request for the Kansas Highway Patrol’s Special Response Team (S.R.T.) was made. They responded and were assisted by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s High Risk Warrant Team.
After several hours of negotiations, the subject exited the residence and was taken into custody at 6:10 p.m.
This incident remains under investigation.
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UPDATE: 6:16 p.m., Monday
At 6:16 p.m. the city of Russell reported a suspect was in custody following an hours-long standoff in the city of Russell.
"The area remains as an active investigation, please continue to avoid the area," the announcement said. "Thank you for your patience and understanding why law enforcement worked to safely resolve this incident."
The original story follows.
RUSSELL — At around 3 p.m. Monday, Russell police and Kansas Highway Patrol officers remained on scene at a home in Russell, hours after the city alerted residents to avoid an area in the 300 block of West 16th Street.
"The police department and KHP are working an active scene with a potentially armed barricaded suspect," according to an alert issued at 11:13 a.m. "The public is asked to avoid the area between Grant Street and Lincoln and 15th to 17th Street."
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.