During an hours-long SWAT standoff near St. Matthews on Monday, a Louisville man barricaded himself inside a house with a 6-month-old baby, according to police, and is now in custody.
Officers were called to a trouble run in the 100 block of Wiltshire Avenue shortly after noon, according to Louisville Metro Police. According to court documents, the suspect’s mother called the police earlier that morning to report that her son had become combative and may have been involved in a shooting the previous evening.
The mother informed dispatchers that she was unable to speak freely before the call was cut off, according to an arrest citation. Later, she texted the address to the police, alerting them to the presence of a gun and a baby inside.
Clint Dean Lobig, 28, is the suspect who barricaded himself inside the house with the baby after forcing his mother out. According to court records, earlier in the morning, Lobig went into his mother’s bedroom, yelled at her to stop yelling, threw her onto a bed, and suffocated her with his hand for about a minute, making it difficult for her to breathe.
SWAT deployed to the scene
SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team units were dispatched by LMPD to secure the area. Police claim that Lobig was armed during the negotiations and repeatedly disobeyed orders to turn himself in. He allegedly threatened to toss the baby out of a second-story window at one point, according to the police.
After a few hours, Lobig and the child peacefully gave themselves up at 3:20 p.m. According to police, the infant was examined by EMS and found to be unharmed.
Lobig is currently charged with several offenses, including endangering the welfare of a minor, assault related to domestic violence, unlawful imprisonment, and strangulation.
What Lobig is accused of
According to police, Lobig is also accused of being involved in a shooting that happened on Sunday night close to a laundromat in the 3700 block of Lexington Road. A man was shot and transported to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the police.
According to court records, Lobig told police that he thought a maroon SUV was pursuing him and acknowledged shooting at another car. In that instance, the victim reported to the police that he had stopped to check his GPS when gunfire occurred.
Lobig is accused of possessing a handgun by a convicted felon in addition to assault charges pertaining to the shooting. He is being held at Louisville Metro Corrections, and his court appearance is set for Tuesday morning.
Further information regarding the baby’s relationship to Lobig and whether mental health assessments are being taken into consideration as part of the case has not been made public by the police.
This article appears in Jan 1-31, 2026.