Hours-long standoff with SWAT leads to 1 arrested at Palmetto home

PALMETTO, Fla. — A standoff between SWAT and a man lasted for several hours after deputies tried to arrest him.

IT started when Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies were executing a warrant around 2:35 p.m. Wednesday at a home on 54th Street East in Palmetto. Kevin L. Washington, 45, was wanted for violating his probation on a prior domestic violence charge, officials said.

Washington refused to leave his home, resulting in a standoff. SWAT communicated with him for hours before he eventually surrendered, a news release stated…

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