Augusta, GA
Armed SWAT standoff ends with arrest in south Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County SWAT team is on scene at Mike Padgett Highway and Wylie Drive with an armed barricaded person, deputies said Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened sometime before 3:07 p.m., and continued as late as 4.
Wylie Drive was shut down in both directions, and deputies said to avoid the area.
The SWAT team had a bomb disposal unit and a robot on the scene to help deal with the situation.
Around 3:30 p.m., two people crossed the street with dogs – one being carried and one on a leash – as officers kept their guns trained on some target beyond them.
Around 4 p.m., officers appeared to have a man in custody. Wearing a red ball cap, a white man who appeared to be in his 20s was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser.
Deputies confirmed the incident had ended with the release of two females safely and the suspect in custody.
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