Hayden, IN—
UPDATE: James Helton was taken into custody at approximately 3:00 AM Saturday, at a residence in Seymour.
Seymour Police received information that Helton might be inside of the residence. After confirming that Helton was inside the residence a perimeter was set up and the Seymour Police Department SWAT was called.
SWAT was on scene for several hours attempting to call Helton out of the residence. Helton eventually came out of the residence, without incident, and was taken into custody. Helton was transported to the Jennings County Jail where he is currently being held on the Jennings County arrest warrant.
Original Story: The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office is currently attempting to locate James Helton for the crime of intimidation with a weapon and pointing a firearm. The incident occurred on Wednesday in the Hayden, Indiana area and where Helton pointed a firearm at an individual and made threats.
Prior to deputies’ arrival to the incident in Hayden, Helton left the area and went to his home in Jackson County which is located on county line road with Jennings County. Deputies arrived at Helton’s residence and allege to have observed the same vehicle in the driveway as at the scene of the incident in Hayden.
Deputies attempted to make contact with Helton but could not get a response. After several attempts to call Helton out and without a response, members of the Jennings County SRT set up a perimeter around the residence.
A search warrant was obtained to search for Helton inside of his residence, which was a large pull behind camper. The Indiana State Police were contacted to execute the search warrant. After several attempts to call Helton out, the State Police SWAT team made entry into the camper. Helton was not located inside the trailer.
Sheriff Kenny Freeman encourages anyone with information on the whereabouts of James Helton to contact the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office at 812-346-5111 or the anonymous tip line at 812-346-0342.
