Man in custody after standoff at Mentor condominium

Police have a man in custody after he barricaded himself in a Mentor condominium.

Zachary Dykes, 38, of Painesville was arrested by Mentor police after a standoff Tuesday on the 7400 block of Presley Avenue, according to U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott.

Officials found Dykes hiding in the attic. He was not armed and was wanted for drug charges, officials said.

Dykes was charged March 9 in Mentor Municipal Court with aggravated drug possession, OVI, drug abuse, possessing criminal tools, drug trafficking and several traffic violations.

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