(Fish Lake, IN) - A lengthy police stand-off in Fish Lake last night ended with the arrest of a man suspected of battering two family members.

 

Davion Dunkins, 27, is being held in the La Porte County Jail on preliminary charges of intimidation, domestic battery and resisting law enforcement.

 

According to La Porte County Police, officers about 8:30 p.m. responded to a report of a disturbance in the 100 block of Holly Drive.

 

Dunkins had barricaded himself inside the residence and had a knife, police said.

 

Officers were also informed he was using the knife to threaten two family members he allegedly battered. 

 

Police said crisis negotiators communicated with Dunkins for an extended period but he failed to cooperate until a K-9 was released into the home. That’s when he began calling out to deputies and agreed to surrender.

 

Currently, he’s being held in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 bond pending the possible filing of formal charges in the case.