Marietta man stabbed brother, arrested after standoff, police say

The Brief

  • A 38-year-old man was arrested following an hourslong standoff after allegedly stabbing his older brother in Marietta on Friday morning.
  • Marietta police convinced Jeffrey White to exit the North Saint Marys Lane home peacefully after he initially refused to cooperate.
  • Emergency responders took the 40-year-old victim to a hospital with non-life-threatening stab wounds to his shoulder.

MARIETTA, Ga. – A 38-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of stabbing his older brother and barricading himself inside a Marietta home for several hours Friday morning, according to police.

What we know:

Marietta Police Department stated its officers responded to a reported stabbing at a home along North Saint Marys Lane shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday.…

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