The Brief
- A 31-year-old man is in custody following an early-morning SWAT standoff in DeKalb County on Saturday.
- Police said Quaveon Banks fired a gun outside a home on Lown Farm Lane during a domestic disturbance and barricaded himself inside.
- SWAT officers deployed chemical agents into the house, forcing Banks out after he repeatedly refused to surrender. Banks faces charges of domestic violence-battery, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A man is in custody following an hourslong SWAT standoff triggered by an early-morning domestic disturbance in DeKalb County, according to police.
What we know:
The incident happened at a home in the 2000 block of Lown Farm Lane around 4:14 a.m. on Saturday when police got the call for a domestic disturbance. …