GIBSON CO., Ind. (WEHT) — The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office has released new details after local law enforcement agencies were involved in a standoff Thursday afternoon.
Shortly after noon, a detective says he went to 5900 block of East 250 South near Francisco to speak with 74-year-old Charles A. Finke about a criminal investigation where he was the suspect.
According to a report, Finke refused to talk, closed the door on the detective and ignored lawful commands to comply to the search warrant.
The sheriff’s office says the detectives submitted and received an arrest warrant on Charles A. Finke for Child Molesting, a Level 4 Felony.
SWAT teams were called to the home to execute the arrest warrant. Once inside, law enforcement officials say they found Finke deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
