LAKELAND, Fla. – A 52-year-old Lakeland man faces nearly a dozen criminal charges after an argument escalated into a brief standoff with law enforcement inside a backyard shed on Thursday night.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on Meadow Glen Road at approximately 7:41 p.m. on June 11th following a report of a disturbance involving a firearm. According to investigators, Michael Gilley got into a verbal dispute with another person, grabbed a gun, and threatened to kill them while armed.
When deputies arrived at the property, Gilley fled from the home and locked himself inside a nearby shed. He initially ignored law enforcement orders to come outside. The standoff ended without violence after deputies informed Gilley that a K9 unit was prepared to enter the structure to extract him. Gilley then chose to surrender and was taken into custody without further incident.
During a subsequent search, deputies recovered a shotgun and ammunition, along with a pipe containing methamphetamine and a marijuana grinder.
Records show Gilley is a convicted felon currently on probation for carrying a concealed firearm and possession of a controlled substance. He also had an active arrest warrant out of Hillsborough County for violation of probation.
Gilley was transported to the Sheriff’s Processing Center and booked on nine separate charges.
His counts include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer without violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, keeping a structure for drug use, violation of probation, and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.
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