MARSHALL, Texas ( KETK ) – After three years on the run a Marshall man has been arrested for felony warrants following a Saturday standoff, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said.
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According to the sheriff’s office, violent crime and the narcotics task force got a search warrant for the suspects house on Private Road 4035.
Officers with the task force contacted 36-year-old Brian Demond George, of Marshall, and told him through the phone to exit the house peacefully, HCSO said.
“George told task force officers that he was not home and hung up,” the sheriff’s office said.
To force George out of the house, the sheriff’s office said the emergency response team deployed gas but he still did not exit.
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“The task force knew George was not known for his honesty, so the Harrison County ERT entered George’s residence,” the sheriff’s office said. “Once inside, George was located in the back bedroom, and after approximately three years on the run, he was placed under arrest.”