COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local man on an arrest warrant after he was found inside a front-load dryer.
At 4:05 a.m. Wednesday, deputies were sent to the 16200 block of East County Road 265N to serve an arrest warrant on Devon Burton, 29, Columbus, said Sgt. Dane Duke, sheriff’s department spokesman.
Burton was wanted on charges of domestic battery on a pregnant female, resisting law enforcement with bodily injury and three counts of resisting law enforcement, Duke said.
Deputies made contact with the homeowner who said Burton was inside the residence, Duke said. Burton refused to exit the home at which time Deputy Dylan Prather utilized his K9 partner Frizko to locate the suspect, Duke said.
Several verbal announcements warned about the use of Frizko however Burton still refused to exit the residence.
K9 Frizko located Burton in the home a short time later after which Burton surrendered without incident. Burton was found to have been hiding in a front loading dryer during the incident.
Burton was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail for his above mentioned warrant where he remains without bond, Duke said.
