SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (WAND) – Police said a rural Shelbyville man will face charges after suffering an apparent mental health crisis and beating his father on Monday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office told WAND News it was called at 8:45 a.m. Monday to a home along County Highway 36 in Shelbyville.
Copeland Road, 1800 East, directly south of Shelbyville, was closed for much of the afternoon. It has since reopened.
Police said 31-year-old Travis Hennings had beaten his father inside the home and pointed a gun at his mother. The sheriff’s office said Hennings’ mother managed to run out of the house and call 911 while the father was still inside.
The sheriff said the situation was not a hostage situation, but instead called it a mental health situation involving domestic violence.
Hennings eventually gave himself up around 3:30 p.m. Monday and came out of the home. He was then taken to the hospital for treatment.
Hennings is expected to be charged for aggravated domestic battery.
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