A Columbus man surrendered to police Monday after being on the run for more than 14 hours in northwestern Jackson County.
Nathan M. Shepherd, 31, was arrested by Jackson County Sheriff’s Department officer J.L. McElfresh at about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 4700 block of West State Road 58.
Shepherd was arrested without incident within a mile of the Freetown garage he and another man are accused of breaking into hours earlier, police said.
Officers received several tips and were patrolling the area when McElfresh spotted Shepherd alongside State Road 58 while responding to a call unrelated to the incident. McElfresh said Shepherd told him he hid in a culvert about 100 feet from where he was found.
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He was booked into the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown at 11:04 p.m. without bond on charges of burglary, resisting law enforcement, criminal trespassing, intimidation and possession of marijuana.
Officers also arrested Tyler L. Mitchell, 28, of Columbus after a four-and-a-half-hour standoff at the garage he and Shepherd were seen breaking into Monday morning in the 3800 block of West State Road 58.
Mitchell was charged with intimidation, burglary, criminal trespassing, resisting law enforcement and false informing.
The property owner told police he thought the two were in the garage after he watched home surveillance on his cellphone.
Shepherd fled from inside the garage, and officers lost sight of him after he ran into a wooded area.
An Indiana State Police SWAT unit was preparing to enter the building when Mitchell began communicating with Jackson County officer Rob Henley. Mitchell then left the garage on his own and was arrested.
While in custody, Mitchell initially gave police a false name, but his real identity was discovered after he was booked into jail.
Carothers said Mitchell did not have identification when he was arrested or booked into the jail.
