Key stuck in ignition..., Please help.... Options

[mitch1911]

I have finally got my 97 ready to run with a new radiator and condenser, and when I connected the battery back up and went to start it, I got nothing. After a few attempts, it turned over and ran fine, but when I turned it off, the key would not come out of the ignition. After looking through other posts, I couldn't seem to find an answers. Some say it is the factory alarm, others say it is a grounding issue. The little red light stays lit with the key in the ignition. I am afraid by leaving the key in the "ON" position, this will just drain my battery. Any ideas are appreciated on where to start looking for issues. Thanks.

[soulshadow]

Someone from the last post said something inside there distributor cap fried out and they couldn't start, crank or even remove there keys. Something to do with a wire inside or something. They had an automatic.