Man arrested after standoff at home on Maplewood Drive near Airline Highway
BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after a shots fired call led to a standoff early Monday.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to a home on Maplewood Drive near Airline Highway after neighbors heard gunshots.
Deputies said a man was inside his house with a gun, intoxicated, and firing shots inside his house and at law enforcement officers.
A SWAT team was called to assist and set up a perimeter around the home. The man eventually surrendered to deputies at around 6:15 a.m. and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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Deputies said charges for the man were pending. No one was injured.