Mokena resident Kenneth Newbauer, 39, was charged with domestic battery Wednesday after an altercation involving a rifle early that morning, Will County sheriff’s police said. The sheriff’s office responded at about 1 a.m. Wednesday to a domestic violence call involving a reported armed and barr icaded man in 18700 block of Marjorie Parkway in Mokena.Newbauer had made violent threats and a rifle was observed, according to a police report. When sheriff’s police arrived, they found the woman and her three children had left the residence safely. Police issued a shelter in place within a two block radius of the residence. Sheriff’s office negotiators and SWAT personnel responded to the residence and worked to bring the situation to a safe resolution, police reports said. Newbauer surrendered himself to Will County sheriff’s officers at 5:20 a.m. He was seen by medical professionals at the location of the incident and later taken to Silver Cross Hospital for an evaluation. Police recovered a loaded AR-15 rifle, but officers later found it was inoperable. More charges may be forthcoming, according to the the Will County sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said if residents face a domestic violence situation, they can call the Groundworks Domestic Violence Hotline at 815-729-1228, the Illinois Domestic Violence Helpline at 877-863-6338, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-787-7233, or go to www.thehotline.org. [email protected] ...read more read less