Blanton must register for the rest of his life in the Kentucky for his previous child rape conviction, however state records show he has been non-compliant.
Officials were called to a residence in the 100 block of East Dallas Road for a complaint around 6 p.m.
According to court documents, Blanton hid under a camper near the rear of a property and took off running into another camper in the area. Deputies were able to initially capture Blanton.
A struggle with one of the deputies occurred after they captured Blanton and were searching him, records showed. A deputy was hit in the forehead with handcuffs, causing injury, officials said.
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Blanton was able to escape and ran inside a house on East Dallas Road with handcuffs on, barricading himself, the court documents showed. While running to the residence, deputies unsuccessfully deployed a Taser twice, court documents read.
Police were in a standoff outside the house for over two hours, using a bullhorn urging to get Blanton to come outside. He eventually was brought out of the residence in handcuffs.
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