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Kirbyville Man Jailed After Standoff With Police

Photo from Taney County Sheriff's Office.

A Kirbyville man is jailed after a seven-hour standoff with police that began last Friday night near Kirbyville Elementary School.

Court documents say Robert Wissell is facing two counts of first degree assault or attempted assault against a special victim. The maximum penalty, if convicted on the charges, would be life in prison.

The probable cause statement from the Taney County Sheriff’s Office said the standoff began after 7:15 p.m. Friday night when a woman in a white passenger van pulled into the parking area of Kirbyville Elementary and told a parked Taney County Deputy her husband had locked her out of their home and blocked the driveway.

Two deputies then followed the woman to 216 Mandolin Drive, where they observed a silver pickup blocking the driveway of 260 Mandolin Drive.

Once their, several events led to the stand-off that lasted seven-hours before Wissell surrendered. 

More details about the incident are with the story on the Branson Tri-Lakes News Website.

(Story by Jason Wert, Branson Tri-Lakes News)

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