65-year-old man found in baby crib after Randolph County standoff

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was wanted for a drug warrant prompted a large law enforcement response Tuesday in Randolph County.

Dennis Nash, 65, of Moberly, was charged on Wednesday with drug possession and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says law enforcement saw Nash outside of a shed at a property around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Nash ran inside the shed after law enforcement gave him commands to give himself up, the statement says.

Another warrant was applied for by law enforcement to enter the shed. A SWAT team was called in and sent “chemical munitions” into the shed, the statement says.

After about seven hours, officers entered the shed and found Nash hiding in a portable baby crib under several blankets, court documents say.

Law enforcement found a glass container and 5.1 grams, or 0.18 ounces, of methamphetamine.