Hours-long SWAT standoff in metro Atlanta ends with arrest

A man who was wanted on a felony warrant for possession of a firearm was arrested Thursday following an hours-long standoff in metro Atlanta.

The Woodstock Police Department said officers took Michael Warren Johnson into custody shortly after 2 p.m. following the standoff at his business on the 9504 block of Highway 92.

Police said the incident began after the Holly Springs Police Department contacted Woodstock police around 1 a.m. regarding Johnson, who officials say was involved in a domestic dispute and wanted on the outstanding warrant…

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