Man arrested after dancing on roof of burning home

A man who barricaded himself in a house in Indianapolis, then later danced on the roof was taken into custody by police on Monday morning. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a house at around 10:30am for a barricaded subject.



Police say a man, later identified by authorities as Matthew Russ, 25, stole his ex-girlfriend's keys from her house, took her car and crashed it into a pole. Police say they found Russ in a chair in the driveway holding a knife. He then went into the house and onto the roof with the knife in his hand.





An officer then fired rubber bullets at him, and he retreated back into the house. At around 11am, smoke was seen coming from the house, leading to the fire department being called to the scene. Russ came back out as a detective tried to talk him off the roof. He threw his knife at the ground, but didn't leave the roof.


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Russ then began dancing on the roof with smoke and flames behind him. Police went in the aerial ladder, tasered him, then took him into custody at around 11:40am. Police say Russ is known to have anger issues. He was smiling as he was taken away on a gurney.