Charles Allan Daleske

Suicide

Charles Allan Daleske reportedly committed suicide during a standoff. At about 3:50 p.m. a neighbor reported that a man had used a sledgehammer to break into a home where Daleske's estranged wife was staying. Officers encountered Daleske at the back door and told him to leave. Daleske briefly stepped outside, but went back inside and peeked out at officers. One deputy said he saw a handgun in Daleske's possession and retreated. Deputies reportedly later heard a shot and found Daleske inside the house with a .22-caliber handgun. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.