(10-7-26) Law enforcement had a massive response to a man who threatened a police officer and then barricaded himself in his home Tuesday afternoon. It lasted through the evening hours and was resolved peacefully when the subject surrendered to Law enforcement officers.
John David Wise (48) of Van Wert was taken into custody and was charged with aggravated menacing of a police officer, a fifth degree felony, and having weapons under disability, a third degree felony.
Van Wert City Police, Van Wert Sheriff’s Department, The Ohio State Patrol and the Van Wert EMS Units were on the scene well into the evening hours.
