Sweet Home police took a Sweet Home man into custody after a standoff around a briar patch Friday night.
Oscar Elmer Phillips, 66, was taken into custody at 8:36 p.m. following a standoff of more than an hour and a half. He was transported to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital on a police officer hold and he was held under observation overnight for mental evaluation then transported to Salem for further mental evaluation.
Criminal charges are…