Standoff Ends Near Benton
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Authorities in Benton say a standoff with an
armed man near an elementary school has ended.
Police took the man into custody in his home, which is across
the street from Angie Grant Elementary School. Officials say the
students were not in danger.
The school had been locked down, and students were moved to
areas away from the part of the school that faced the house.
Police were told at about 9 a.m. that the man in the house was
in distress. Negotiators communicated with the man during the
standoff.
