The Brief
- The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said Jonathan Lee Patterson, 38, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection with a 2024 SWAT standoff.
- Deputies originally responded to Patterson’s house after family members asked for a welfare check, according to police.
- SWAT ended up rescuing Patterson after the house caught on fire.
- He was sentenced to 20 years total: 15 in prison and 5 on probation.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – An Acworth man will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to several crimes stemming from a SWAT standoff in Cherokee County.
The backstory:
The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said Jonathan Lee Patterson, 38, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, two counts of obstruction of an officer, attempted removal of a weapon from a public official, criminal damage to property in the first degree and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony on Aug. 12.…