Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle reports that on May 7, 2015, at about 7:50 p.m., DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office received multiple calls for service in reference to a male subject pointing what appeared to be a gun at passing motorist in the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 84.

Upon arrival, a patrol deputy contacted the subject in question and he was identified as Adam Lilley (W/M - DOB: 01/20/1964) of Mansfield, LA.  The deputy attempted to place Mr. Lilley in custody at which time Mr. Lilley began physically resisting the deputy.  

An electronic control device, commonly referred to as a Taser, was deployed on Mr. Lilley but was not effective.  Due to the distance given to deploy the Taser, Mr. Lilley was able to retreat to his residence and barricade himself inside. 

Because of the physical actions as well as verbal statements made by Mr. Lilley, the S.W.A.T. team was activated along with its trained negotiators. After many hours of negotiations attempting to get Mr. Lilley to surrender peacefully, S.W.A.T. deployed a chemical agent,

commonly referred to as tear gas, into the residence.

Mr. Lilley succumbed to the chemical agent and exited the residence where he was taken into
custody without further incident.  Following a further investigation into the original complaint, Mr. Lilley was transported to the DeSoto Parish Detention Center and booked on the charges of LA R.S. 14:108.B.(1)(b) Resisting an Officer with Violence and LA R.S. 14:59 Criminal Mischief. 

Sheriff Arbuckle is pleased to announce that no one was injured as a result of this incident.