Charges Filed Against Man Who Held Police At Bay For Four Days
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Updated: 11:30 AM Apr 9, 2008
Charges Filed Against Man Who Held Police At Bay For Four Days
NEW: Criminal complaint attached; Incident Took Place In Richland County; Involved Eau Claire County Tactical Vehicle
Posted: 9:32 AM Apr 9, 2008
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Attempted homicide charges have been filed against a Richland County man accused in a shootout with sheriff's deputies.

CLICK HERE to read the criminal complaints filed against Robert Bayliss.

The attempted homicide charges are among nine filed against Bayliss.

The 60-year-old man who authorities say has "strong anti-government attitudes" surrendered after a day-long standoff last Thursday -- but not before an exchange of gunfire, deployment of tear gas and a fire at his cabin in rural Viola.

The dispute had started four days earlier when some deputies tried to serve Bayliss with a lawsuit seeking to evict him for failure to pay property taxes dating back to 2001.

Deputies used special armored vehicles when they tried to serve legal papers last week. The vehicles' thick, bullet-proof windshields are marked with gunshots.
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