Potter man arrested following 7 hour standoff

A former Kimball man arrested in Cheyenne County following a seven hour stand-off with law enforcement.

A string of burglaries in eastern Cheyenne County lead Cheyenne County law enforcement to Potter resident Jarred Neuhalfen, with sightings of a suspicious vehicle making its way to farmsteads throughout western Kimball County and eastern Cheyenne County.

Thursday morning, August 30, law enforcement out of Cheyenne County were granted a search warrant to search the residence of Jarred Neuhalfen, 26, at his 3080 County Road 83 home, in Potter.

According to the arrest affidavit from Cheyenne County, law enforcement observed Neuhalfen outside the residence, as officers approached Neuhalfen ran inside the residence and grabbed what appeared to be a semi automatic rifle, ran through the garage and into the house.

The affidavit further stated that as Neuhalfen ran into the house a female ran outside.

According to the affidavit, while Neuhalfen was still in the home he informed law enforcement that he was "coming out in a body bag."

As law enforcement personnel followed Neuhalfen through the garage and into the house they observed two gun cases holding five different firearms including a sawed off shotgun, according to arrest documents.

Those firearms were seized and it was confirmed that the firearms appeared to be operable. Law enforcement ran the serial number from two of the firearms and further confirmed that they were stolen.

According to the affidavit, law enforcement surrounded the perimeter of the home and began negotiating with Neuhalfen while an arrest warrant was obtained for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a short shotgun and possession of a stolen firearm.

Nearly seven hours after attempting to execute the search warrant, Neuhalfen agreed to leave the residence and was placed under arrest and taken into custody.

Neuhalfen was arrested on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a class ID felony, two counts of possession of a stolen firearm, a class IIA felony and possession of a shotgun, a class IV felony.

Neuhalfen was previously convicted on terroristic threats and a probation violation in February of 2015. The previous probation violation involved a stolen rifles case from 2013.