A police standoff involving a child led to a large law enforcement response and a major highway shutdown.
Details are still limited, but authorities say the incident began sometime before noon near Exit 87 on Interstate 40, where a large police presence was reported, and traffic backed up for miles.
When reporters arrived at the scene, they were told the Tennessee Highway Patrol was commanding the situation after a suspect—who has not yet been identified—stopped in the roadway with a small child inside the vehicle…