Arrest made after brief standoff

Arrest made after brief standoff
Arrest made after brief standoff

Following a standoff with law enforcement in the 500 block of East 22nd Street in Baxter Springs early Friday afternoon a Cherokee County man is in custody.

Just after 2 p.m., Sheriff’s Investigators attempted to arrest 43-year-old Casey Robert Bronke on an outstanding warrant for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.

Bronke allegedly barricaded himself inside the home and threatened to s…