(700 WLW)- Saturday afternoon just after 3 o'clock, an officer with the Covington Police Department attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by Jared Derkson. During the stop, Derkson fled on foot in to his residence at 1509 St. Clair Street. During the foot pursuit, the officer observed Derkson carrying a black metal object he believed to be a handgun. Derkson is known to the Covington Police to have a prior charge of Assault 2nd Degree by use of a handgun for which he was out of prison on parole.
A perimeter was established around the house and a search warrant was obtained. The Covington SWAT Unit, assisted by members of the Kenton County SWAT Team, responded due to the suspect’s criminal history and was last seen with a handgun. After several hours of attempting to communicate with no response from Derkson, the SWAT Team made entry and found him hiding in the basement of the residence.
The 29 year old Derkson was taken in to custody without incident. He is charged with Fleeing / Evading 2nd Degree, various traffic offenses. Police are still on scene attempting to locate the handgun.