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SHERIFF COMMENDS DEPUTIES FOR RESTRAINT DURING INCIDENT

(Fountain City, IN)--Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter on Thursday commended his deputies for the way they handled a situation earlier this week.  It happened Wednesday night near the intersection of Whitewater and Gifford Roads just outside of Fountain City.  Retter said that Michael Baker refused commands to remove his hands from his pockets.  He then pulled out a handgun and made statements that he wanted deputies to shoot him. Baker then fired shots in a direction away from deputies.  Baker then dropped the gun but charged at deputies.  He was then taken into custody.  Retter complimented the deputies for their restraint.