Wendell man surrenders after brief standoff with Wake deputies
Posted January 8, 2020 2:32 p.m. EST
Wendell, N.C. — A Wendell man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after he barricaded himself inside an apartment in Wendell, authorities said.
Wake County deputies responded shortly before 9 a.m. to a report that a woman had been assaulted at an apartment in the 2800 block of N.C. Highway 97. Witnesses said a man was armed with a gun, and he refused to open the door for deputies, authorities said.
Nearby homes and a day care center were either evacuated, or the occupants were urged to shelter in place.
The Wake County Sheriff's Office’s Tactical Response Team was able to negotiate a peaceful ending to the situation, authorities said, and no one was injured.
Jerome Langhorn, 60, of 2805 N.C. 97, was charged with assault on a female and resisting a public officer.
The incident marked the second time in three days that the Tactical Response Team was needed to end a standoff with an armed man.
On Sunday, police were unable to get into a Knightdale home to serve outstanding warrants on James Christopher Holway, who told authorities he had a gun.
After two hours of negotiations produced no results, deputies fired a non-lethal round at Holway to subdue him and take him into custody.
