SWAT team takes barricaded subject into custody after hours-long standoff in NC

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Asheboro Police Department responded to a report of a barricaded subject on Friday morning.

The SWAT team, Asheboro officers and specialized units were at the scene on Regency Drive.

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Regency Drive was closed for an extended time, but the person was taken into custody a few hours after the standoff began. There is no word yet on why the person was barricaded or if they were wanted in any law enforcement investigation.

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