Man in custody after Brookport, Ill. standoff
Barricaded situation over in Brookport By Amber Ruch | February 26, 2021 at 5:09 PM CST - Updated February 27 at 7:30 AM
BROOKPORT, Ill. (KFVS) - One person is is custody after a standoff in a Brookport Ill. home Friday evening, February 26.
According to Illinois State Police, at around 2:54 a.m., the Massac County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home on Greek Road for a reported domestic disturbance and possible shots fired.
When deputies arrived they found a woman and three children. They managed to get the woman and children to safety.
Police then discovered that the man inside the house, Jereme C. Parker, had a young child under 1 years-old and a rifle.