A Liberty man taken into custody after making drunken threats against Officers.

Just after 6 PM on Thursday, Casey County Deputy Austin Harris and Special Deputy Josh Rodgers were dispatched to a location about five miles west of Liberty on Bee Lee Cove. They were responding to reports of an intoxicated male, identified as 25-year-old David Mejia-Mendez, who was armed, shooting, and threatening to kill any officers who approached his garage. KSP Trooper Jake Smith also assisted.

Upon arrival, the officers took cover behind their patrol vehicle and used a loudspeaker to call David out of the garage. They repeatedly announced their preseance, asking him to come out and talk. David began yelling, but his words were unclear. After several attempts, David emerged from the garage, talking on a cellphone, but did not comply with commands to show his hands and get on the ground.

Deputy Harris and Trooper Smith approached David, who continued to resist. They instructed him to place his hands behind his back, informing him that he was being detained. When David refused, they forcefully placed his hands behind his back as he struggled.

Once subdued, David explained that he had argued with his mother in the garage, grabbed his pistol, and fired shots towards a car, hitting the back window. KSP Trooper Blaine Sharp arrived and, along with Trooper Smith, questioned David’s mother. She confirmed that David had pointed the gun at her and then at the car, which was in the direction of a neighbor’s home.

Deputy Harris retrieved the handgun. David also admitted to making threats about being ready for war before coming out.

David Mejia-Mendez, of Liberty, was arrested and transported to the Casey County Jail. He faces charges of Wanton Endangerment-1st Degree, Resisting Arrest, and Terroristic Threatening-3rd Degree.