Posted Tuesday, December 29, 2009 --- 8:50 a.m.

Press Release from the Columbus Police Department:

The Columbus Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Hibbard Street last night at approximately 11:45 p.m. A 30-year-old male at that residence was reportedly suicidal and out of control.

The subject had fled the residence when officers arrived. He was later located at a residence on S. Ludington Street. When officers were speaking with the homeowner outside the residence, the other occupants locked the doors, preventing the homeowner and police from entering.

Officers were able to make entry through another door and located the subject they were looking for. After entering the residence, a 30-year-old female resident of the house became violent and uncooperative with officers. A Taser was deployed to assist taking her into custody. Elisha M. Reynolds, age 30, was arrested and booked into the Columbia County Jail on charges of Battery to a Police Officer and Resisting Arrest.

The 30-year-old male was transported to Detox in Madison due to his intoxicated condition. Charges against him will be forthcoming.

To complicate matters, when the situation on S. Ludington Street was unfolding, others showed up at the residence and escalated the situation. Additional deputies from the Columbia and Dodge County Sheriff's Offices responded to bring the situation under control.