Escapee charged with stealing handcuffs
A Morrison man faces numerous charges after he was able to escape from a patrol car, still in handcuffs, minutes after he was stunned with a Taser gun in a fight with deputies.
The suspect, Marc Edward Barnes, 44, is charged with aggravated assault, domestic assault, kidnapping, escape from custody, and theft.
According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny, the incident which led to the charges began when Barnes allegedly had a domestic confrontation with his wife. The victim said she was threatened by her husband and that he cut the phone lines and blocked her retreat from their home.
Deputies, who responded to the call, were at first unable to find Barnes. However, upon returning later, they found the suspect hiding under a bed and clutching a .22-caliber handgun. The lawmen said they ordered Barnes to throw out his weapon. When he did not cooperate, they stunned him with a Taser gun which disables a suspect with an electrical shock.
After wrestling Barnes into custody, he was placed in the back of a patrol car. However, Barnes was able to roll down a window and crawl through the opening while officers went back to the residence to further investigate the crime. He was captured a short time later. The theft charge, which was added to the host of charges against Barnes, comes because he escaped wearing county-owned handcuffs valued at $50.