Evansville man arrested after firing gun in east side neighborhood

Evansville Police arrested 23 year old JACOB EGAN for Criminal Recklessness after he fired shots in the 2800 block of E. Oak St.

Officers responded to the call around 9:30pm on Sunday.
The first officer on scene saw Egan come out of 2813 E. Oak armed with a handgun. Egan placed the gun to his own head and ignored the officer’s instructions to put the gun down. As other officers arrived, Egan continued to ignore instructions and began waiving the gun around in the air.
After several minutes, the officers were able to deescalate the situation and Egan dropped the gun. After dropping the gun, Egan still refused to cooperate with officers and was taken into custody after being subdued with a Taser.
Egan was given a mental health evaluation before being taken to jail on the listed charge.