A Cole County man is facing multiple charges after a brief standoff Sunday with authorities.
Court documents show Robert Haaf, 52, of 5015 Shady Lane, is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree domestic assault and false imprisonment.
A Cole County Sheriff's Department probable cause statement said the incident occurred at Haaf's residence just before 5 p.m.
Authorities said Haaf had gotten into an argument with a female relative who tried to leave the residence with her two children to try and de-escalate the situation. The woman said Haaf took her purse, which had her car keys and cell phone inside, so she couldn't leave. He later kicked in the front door, damaging the door and door frame.
When deputies approached the front door, Haaf shut the door and pushed a couch in front of it to prevent anyone from getting in. Deputies attempted to contact Haaf for about an hour. He came to the door and looked out, and saw deputies pointing guns at the house.
Haaf then went back inside and picked up one of the children and had her in his arms when he walked outside.
At first, he refused to put the child down when ordered by authorities to do so. They said they didn't know if he was armed so they kept their weapons on him.
Eventually, he was peacefully taken into custody. As of Monday afternoon, he was being held in the Cole County Jail on $5,000 bond.