Ex-state trooper arrested after 2-hour standoff

GIBSON CITY – A former special agent for the Illinois State Police has been arrested and held on a $10,000 bond following a standoff Wednesday morning at his apartment in Gibson City.

Bradley J. Cluver, 50, was taken into custody on felony charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after police from several agencies spent about two hours trying to persuade him to give himself up.

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