SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A 26-year-old member of the Onondaga Nation is in custody after a nearly month-long search by local authorities.

The case began back in late March, when Corey Redmond, a parolee, hid inside a Syracuse home rather than answer to minor traffic summonses.

Sheriff's deputies and city police were prepared for a standoff, but, in the end, decided to back away from a showdown with Redmond.

But, the drama was just beginning.

Days later, a fire destroyed a trailer on the Onondaga Nation. A sheriff's deputy spotted Redmond nearby and claims the fugitive fired a shot.

In the days that followed, Onondaga Nation schoolchildren were kept home. Mail deliveries were interrupted, as was service by utilities like National Grid.

"Each and every day since that time, I was in conversation or had meetings with members of the Council of Chiefs. And, each and every day, they gave us permission to do what we needed to do to bring Mr. Redmond into custody," said Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway.

Redmond was spotted entering a home on Onondaga territory Tuesday. A fugitive task force, aided by a SWAT team, put a plan into effect -- swooping in on the home. Within five minutes, Redmond was in custody, off to an arraignment in Onondaga -- facing felony charges and being held in lieu of half a million dollars in bail.

On Wednesday morning, Redmond was in Syracuse court to answer to charges in the city.

"He was arraigned on some vehicle and traffic charges, as well as fleeing an officer. Bail was set in the amount of 10,000, cash or bond, to cover those cases," said
Dana VanHee, Redmond's attorney.

Redmond's friends and supporters are claiming law enforcement violated the Onondaga Nation's sovereignty and that the arrrest was illegal.

They have no right to come down there. There was no chief to allow them on and, if they were, we didn't see any chief. The signature -- we have the paper -- you can't even read it," said Emily Swartz, Redmond's girlfriend.

"Nobody was hurt. He was taken into custody without incident. We took our time. We were patient. We were understanding. We were respectful," said Conway.

The sheriff said the Onondaga chiefs approved the action. 

He says it's another example of how the long-standing agreement between the county and nation does work.

Redmond is due to appear again on the most serious charges in Onondaga Town Court on April 27.