Police use Taser to take man into custody following Macon Road standoff
One man is in custody after a police standoff on Macon Road in Columbus.
Columbus police Maj. J.D. Hawk said the incident started in Phenix City and ended on Macon Road in Columbus. Officers stopped a red Mercedes in the westbound lane of Macon Road in front of the Wells Fargo bank. A brief standoff occurred before officers used a Taser to remove the suspect from the car. The standoff ended around 4:30 p.m. with the suspect in custody.
Macon Road is currently back open and traffic is flowing.
Few details are available at this time.
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Mike Haskey: 706-571-8593, @mhaskey
This story was originally published September 27, 2017 at 4:50 PM with the headline "Police use Taser to take man into custody following Macon Road standoff."