COLUMBUS, Ind. – A man from Columbus was arrested Thursday for domestic battery and strangulation, according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to a Columbus Regional Hospital on a report of a domestic battery victim seeking treatment. Investigators determined that a female victim had injuries to her head, arms and neck. Derick Harris, 42, was later identified as their suspect.
Deputies tried to make contact with Harris at his home along South Lake Drive. Deputies spoke with Harris, but he refused to leave the home and he stopped communicating with officers. Deputies were able to restablish a connection over the phone.
A perimeter was later established around the home and a search warrant was applied for. Deputies were able to determine that firearms were in the house and a SWAT team was called in along with drones from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office.
SWAT officers eventually made entry into the home and took Harris into custody without incident.
Harris was booked into the Bartholomew County Jail on charges of domestic battery with serious bodily injury, strangulation, and resisting law enforcement.
