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Washington City apartments evacuated after man barricades himself inside

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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Residents at a Washington City apartment complex were evacuated Tuesday after a man barricaded himself inside one of the units.

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The St. George News reports police pursued the man just before 3 p.m. near the Hell Hole Trail on Telegraph Road. The man was facing felony warrants for his arrest when he fled.

The suspect ran into a unit at the Red Rock at Sienna Hills apartments where he barricaded himself.

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Officers on the scene pointed firearms towards the unit where the man was barricaded.

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