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Suspect taken into custody following southeast side SWAT situation

BEECH GROVE, Ind. (WISH) – Officers were called to a SWAT situation on the city’s southeast side Tuesday morning,just before 10:30 a.m.

The incident happened in the 40 block of Bellefontaine Street.

According to the Beech Grove Police Department, the situation involved a suspect who was wanted on a parole violation warrant.

Police say 32-year-old Shawn Yockey was refusing to come out of a residence in that area. However, the situation was resolved peacefully and without incident just before 11 a.m., as Yockey was taken into custody.

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