Sheriff’s Office: One arrested after standoff in Pickens County

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – One person has been arrested following a standoff in Pickens County.

In a video posted to social media, Pickens County Sheriff Tommy Blankenship confirmed deputies were called on Friday to McLanahan Road in the Liberty area for a person causing a disturbance.

Blankenship said the individual shot at deputies and barricaded themselves in an outbuilding. The sheriff’s office SWAT team, using drones and gas munitions forced the individual out of the outbuilding and took them into custody…

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