Man arrested in Callaway County standoff charged with failure to register as sex offender

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was arrested Wednesday after an hour-long standoff in Callaway County was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor.

Antonio Watson, 37, was charged with resisting arrest, failing to register as a sex offender and misdemeanor drug possession. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $30,000 bond. A hearing was held on Friday.

The probable cause statement says deputies were called to a residence near Millersburg in the 4400 block of Samantha Road for a failure-to-register warrant. A person described as a witness confirmed to law enforcement that Watson lived in the area, the statement says.

Authorities arrived at 2:20 p.m. and Watson briefly opened the door eight minutes later, the statement says. Deputies shot a beanbag at the residence and he barricaded himself, court documents say. Watson came out of the building about an hour later and a deputy used a foam baton round after Watson allegedly refused to get onto his knees, the statement says.

Watson allegedly admitted to living in the trailer for four days and allegedly told deputies he thought he had seven days to update the address, the statement says.