A St. Joseph man has been charged after a more than 5-hour long standoff Monday night.

Dustin Ray Dean Venneman, 20 is charged in Buchanan County with a felony for resisting an arrest.

According to court documents, Monday officers with the St. Joseph Police Department were dispatched to the area of 6500 Lake Ave in reference to a subject in a Toyota speeding in the area and displaying a firearm.

“The officer determined the vehicle had been reported stolen. The vehicle fled the area in a careless manner. A short time later, the officer observed the defendant on foot in the area of 200 W. Valley,” said Det. Chase Cotter with the St. Joseph Police Department in court documents. “The subject ran after observing the marked police car and uniformed officer, who chased him on foot and gave verbal commands to stop.”

Venneman is then accused of running into a detached garage on West Hyde Park Ave.

“The defendant refused to exit the garage for approx. 5 hours, requiring the utilization of the Special Reponse Team, additional police officers and resources,” Cotter said.

Police said Venneman had an active felony warrant for stealing a different vehicle at the time of his arrest and at least 10 prior arrests for failure to appear in court.

“He is a suspect in another recent stolen auto and robbery case. He has prior convictions for stealing of a motor vehicle, domestic assault and non support,” Cotter said. “The defendant wasted approx. 100 hours of police manpower to attempt to avoid being arrested.”

Venneman is being held on $20,000 cash only bail.  An arraignment is set for June 3.