PEACEFUL ENDING AFTER ARMED MAN BARRICADES HIMSELF IN HOME IN LENOIR CITY
A large presence of law enforcement responded today to a home on the 4,000 block of Harrison Lane in Lenoir City.
Officers say a woman called authorities saying her husband was threatening himself and others in the home with a firearm.
Once law enforcement arrived the man barricaded himself inside the residence armed with a weapon.
Deputies negotiated with the man for more than an hour.
Just after noon Eastern, the man came out of the home and was taken into custody.
He was taken for a mental evaluation.
No injuries were reported.
The name of the man was not initially released.