Man armed with box cutter arrested after SWAT standoff along LaVista Road in Tucker

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The Brief

  • A man threatened drivers with box cutters and barricaded himself inside a home, leading to a SWAT standoff with DeKalb County police.
  • After hours of negotiations, police deployed tear gas and safely took the man into custody without injury.
  • The suspect, in his 40s, will be evaluated by emergency medical services, and concerns about his mental state were acknowledged by officials.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A man who allegedly threatened drivers with box cutters and later barricaded himself inside a home was taken into custody without injury Thursday afternoon.

It came after an hours-long SWAT standoff with DeKalb County police.

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