The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andrew T. Conaway, 38, of Hillsboro following an hourslong standoff at a mobile home in the Hillsboro area. Conaway was wanted on a warrant for domestic assault and for questioning about an arson case, spokesman Grant Bissell said.
Conaway was being held without bond Thursday morning, Feb. 2, at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro.
Deputies were called at about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, to the 4500 block of Chapel Hill Court off Old Hwy. 21 north of Hillsboro after a resident reported Conaway was there and possibly had a weapon, the report said.
When deputies arrived, Conaway went inside a home and refused to come out. The home was not listed as his address, but Conaway was known to visit that home, according to the report.
Additional deputies responded to the area, and they surrounded the home. A negotiator was called, but Conaway initially refused to talk to anyone, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
After about two and a half hours, a SWAT unit was called to the home, and shortly after they arrived, Conaway called the negotiator. Conaway came out of the home about 10 minutes later and was arrested, the report said.
Conaway did not have a weapon when he came out of the home, and deputies did not search the home because they did not have a search warrant, so it is unknown if there were any weapons in the house, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Conaway has been charged with two felonies and eight misdemeanors since August 2022, court records show.
On Jan. 13, the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged him with first-degree arson, a class B felony, and fourth-degree assault and violating a protection order, both class A misdemeanors, connected to a Jan. 10 incident in Jefferson County, according to court documents.
In November 2022, he was charged with first-degree stalking, a class E felony; stealing, a class D misdemeanor; and violating a protection order and fourth-degree domestic assault, both class A misdemeanors, tied to an Oct. 1 incident in Jefferson County, court records said.
In September 2022, Conaway was charged with fourth-degree domestic assault and violating a protection order, both class A misdemeanors, stemming from an Aug. 13 incident in Jefferson County, according to court records.
In August 2022, he was charged with violating a protection order, a class A misdemeanor, connected to an Aug. 4 incident in Jefferson County, court papers said.
A class B felony is punishable by five to 15 years in prison, and a class E felony carries a penalty of up to four years in prison. A class A misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and a possible fine of up to $2,000, and a class D misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of up to $500.