Sims
A warrant arrest led to a Johnson County SWAT team call-out in White River Township Thursday afternoon.
The incident began after deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Trevor W. Sims, 33, at a home on the 3000 block of Chelsea Terrace around 12:46 p.m. Thursday, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report. The warrant was for a bond revocation in a misdemeanor battery case, online court records show.
Sims was observed outside the home talking on the phone when deputies showed up, and after Sims saw the deputies, they say he ran back into the home. Deputies did not chase him into the home as Sims had a history of being armed and dangerous, and was possibly in the possession of a firearm. Deputies then called in the SWAT team and a negotiator, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report.
He was charged on Monday with carrying a handgun with a prior felony conviction, a Level 5 felony, in a separate case in Johnson County Superior Court 3, online court records show.
While waiting for SWAT to arrive, deputies tried to get Sims to leave the home but he refused. An adult female, an infant and two young children who were inside the home did leave, the report says.
After the SWAT team and negotiator arrived, the negotiator was able to speak with Sims, and Sims said he would leave the residence. Once he exited, the SWAT team took him into custody, and he was later transported by deputies to the Johnson County jail.
The sheriff’s office chose to use a SWAT team to help arrest Sims as he has previously had multiple incidents with law enforcement, and due to his actions when deputies showed up at his home. Safety was the number one priority in this situation for both the officers involved and those who lived in the area, Sheriff Duane Burgess said.
Deputies had only arrived with the intent of arresting Sims, and he had escalated the situation up to the point where SWAT had to be called. Deputies believe Sims planned on leaving the area as he knew he had an active warrant, and because he would be held without bond, Burgess said.
Sims remains at the Johnson County jail, where he is held without bond.
