Man charged with domestic assault accused of barricading himself in Pilot Grove home with baby

PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged with several felonies after court documents say he barricaded himself in a Pilot Grove home with a baby on Sunday.

Jacob Johnson, 25, was charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail without bond.

Johnson was previously charged in another case involving one of the victims in Sunday’s standoff. He was charged on Aug. 2 with third-degree domestic assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. The probable cause statement for this week’s charges says that the bond conditions of the August case indicate that he is supposed to have no contact with the victim.

Law enforcement officers were called to a home in Pilot Grove on Sunday afternoon about Johnson being at the victim’s home. A Pilot Grove police officer arrived and saw Johnson standing in the yard of the home near a vehicle and the victim trying to gather two of her children, who were also outside, the statement says.

Johnson then ran into the residence and barricaded the door with a refrigerator, the statement says. The officer heard a baby crying, and the mother of the child told him that an 8-month-old was still in the lower level of the residence, the statement says.

Johnson allegedly threw the victim’s cellphone to her, called the phone and demanded she tell law enforcement to leave and tell them she wanted him there, the statement says. The officer and a Cooper County Sheriff’s deputy were eventually able to move the refrigerator and went into the home, the statement says.

Law enforcement did not see the baby downstairs, but followed its screams and cries to the upstairs of the home, the statement says. Johnson had locked himself in the room with the baby, the statement says. Law enforcement gave orders to Johnson to open the door and he did, the statement says.

The deputy was able to take the baby from Johnson’s hands and bring the child to safety, the statement says.

Johnson allegedly told the police officer that he ran into the residence after seeing him because “we always arrest him,” court documents say.

A court date was not scheduled for charges stemming from the Sunday incident. In the case involving third-degree domestic assault, a counsel status hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8.