Suspect Peacefully Detained After Nearly Five-Hour Standoff

SWAT and negotiation teams were on site as well as dozens of officials armed with rifles.

A standoff situation unfolded in Georgetown County Monday night.

The incident took place after a suspect barricaded himself inside a residence along St. Christopher Cr in a Pawleys Island community.

The typically busy Waverly Road was closed off to traffic from Pettigru Drive to Martin Luther King Road as authorities worked the scene.

SWAT and negotiation teams were on site as well as dozens of officials armed with rifles.

After nearly five-hours a bang was detected around 7pm. The suspect was peacefully taken into custody a short time later.

Further details are limited and the man’s identity has not been publicly revealed.