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Police: Armed standoff ends with arrest in Lincoln
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Police: Armed standoff ends with arrest in Lincoln

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated May 27, 2026

A man was arrested and charged with several felonies after an hours-long standoff with police in Lincoln Sunday.

Man arrested after hours-long standoff in Menard County
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Man arrested after hours-long standoff in Menard County

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated May 24, 2026

A Petersburg man was arrested after a nearly four hour standoff with police in Menard County Saturday.

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Man charged with armed robbery after barricading himself inside Decatur home

Man charged with armed robbery after barricading himself inside Decatur home

  • Updated Mar 18, 2026
Man charged in standoff with Danville police sentenced to 5 years in IDOC
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Man charged in standoff with Danville police sentenced to 5 years in IDOC

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Mar 6, 2026

A man arrested for a standoff with Danville police in November 2025 has been sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 

2 arrested after early morning standoff in Taylorville
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2 arrested after early morning standoff in Taylorville

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Feb 2, 2026

Two people were arrested following an early morning standoff in Taylorville Monday.

Armed man arrested after standoff with Danville police
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Armed man arrested after standoff with Danville police

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 14, 2025

An armed man was arrested after a standoff with Danville police Friday morning. 

Man who was armed in Pana standoff sentenced to prison
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Man who was armed in Pana standoff sentenced to prison

  • Jun 24, 2022

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - A judge sentenced the man who was involved in an armed standoff with police in 2021. 

Armed suspect arrested after Decatur standoff, pleads guilty
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Armed suspect arrested after Decatur standoff, pleads guilty

  • Updated Mar 4, 2022

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Police said they arrested an armed man who made death threats after a standoff situation in Decatur. 

Woman with crossbow initiates standoff with Sangamon County
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Woman with crossbow initiates standoff with Sangamon County

  • Updated Jul 31, 2021
Man arrested after being barricaded in home with gun
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Man arrested after being barricaded in home with gun

  • Updated Feb 16, 2021

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A man who who barricaded himself in a Decatur home with a weapon Tuesday is in custody.

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