Brantley Standoff Ends With Man's Suicide
Wife Says Man Choked, Threatened To Kill Her
POSTED: Thursday, July 24, 2008
  About 50 law enforcement officers from three counties and the Georgia State Patrol were involved in a standoff with an armed man in a Brantley County house. |
ATKINSON, Ga. -- A standoff Thursday with an armed man in a Brantley County home involving deputies from three counties, two SWAT teams and the Georgia State Patrol ended with the man taking his own life, investigators said.Brantley County deputies responded to the home on Lynehaven Lane near Atkinson before dawn after getting a call from a woman who said her husband had choked her and threatened to kill her.The woman was able to get away with her children and call authorities.Knowing the man had guns in the house and had made threats, the Brantley County Sheriff's Office surrounded the house and called for assistance from the SWAT teams of Glynn County Sheriff's Office, Waycross police and the Georgia State Patrol.Witnesses told Channel 4 that the sound of gunfire had come from inside the house.After having no contact with the man for hours, a special robot entered the home about 2:30 p.m. and sent back images showing the man dead.Brantley County officials said it appeared the man took his own life.The man's name had not been released as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Copyright 2008 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Copyright 2008 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
An 11-year-old Gainesville girl called 911 and helped her mom deliver her newborn baby sister when the big moment came before they could get to the hospital.
A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator while an officer hailed as a hero is in good condition.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating after they say a robbery suspect was shot by one of their officers on the Northside Saturday night.
The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.
R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.
Sept. 9, 2008: Ponte Vedra Beach mother Quinn Gray describes her very physical relationship with the man she said abducted her.
Police said Osmanovic and Gray spent several nights at a south metro motel, and on one particular morning, Osmanovic wore a recording device and said he was going back to the hotel room to be with Gray.
Crime scene investigators took video of inside Quinn Gray's home the night she was reported missing. Detectives were looking for evidence. Gray claimed she was forced from her home at gunpoint and cops considered it a crime scene.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 people Friday morning in connection with illegal narcotics transactions.
At least one of six people shot inside an Orlando high-rise building late Friday morning has died and police say they have arrested the shooting suspect.
SEE IT, SNAP IT, SEND IT: Thousands of eyes and nearly as many cameras are pointed toward the sky over Jacksonville's beaches this weekend for the Sea & Air Spectacular.
Quinn Gray showed investigators marks on her arms and legs she said were the result of her kidnapping.
Slideshow
An American bulldog in Illinois gives birth to 21 puppies.
An 800 square foot mobile home in Nassau County was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Both residents in the home escaped safely.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
