An Ararat man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday, July 24, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith.
Sammy Wayne Smith, 52, of 211 Triple Smith Lane, was taken into custody shortly after 4 p.m.
The sheriff said Sammy Smith was wanted for felony assault on a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice following an incident that occurred on Thursday, July 18.
Then, the sheriff said Senior Deputy Rob Martin tried to arrest Smith for public intoxication after responding to a call to check on the wellbeing of a woman. Sammy Smith allegedly resisted arrest and a physical confrontation allegedly ensued between Martin and Sammy Smith.
“Our deputy was trying to effect the arrest alone, like we always are, and other male subjects began to approach the struggle,” the sheriff said, and alleged that Sammy Smith “was able to escape the deputy’s grasp and fled.”
The sheriff indicated that his office also had information that Smith had been armed with a handgun, and a search warrant was obtained for the residence because Smith is a multiple time convicted felon.
During the search warrant’s execution, the office’s tactical team deployed chemical agents in the form of aerosol oleoresin capsicum (OC) into Smith’s upstairs bedroom, where he allegedly had barricaded himself inside.
“Our deputies removed Sammy from the bedroom a short time later, and a handgun was found in the same room during the subsequent search,” Sheriff Smith said in a Thursday release.
Sammy Smith also was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
He is being held in the Patrick County Jail without bond.
