Man In Standoff with Kenosha Police Arrested
August 8, 2019 10:12AM CDT
Police say they’ve arrested the man officers were searching for in Kenosha Tuesday night. According to the Kenosha Police Department, 29-year-old Vernon Walker was arrested without incident around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police had been searching the area near 24 Avenue and 51st Street Tuesday evening, when a stolen vehicle was spotted behind a home in the area. The vehicle was reportedly stolen by a suspect wanted for criminal charges involving weapons, and believed to be in a home near the vehicle. The Kenosha County Tactical Response Team assisted and searched the home, but the suspect was not initially located. Officers found and arrested Walker in a vehicle stopped near 45th and Wood Road early Wednesday morning.