MARIETTA, Ga. — A man allegedly broke into an apartment Thursday morning and barricaded himself inside -- prompting a SWAT standoff, police said.
A Cobb County Police spokesperson said it happened at a unit at The Taylor Apartments off Bellmeade Drive in Marietta around 2:30 a.m. when residents called 911 stating there was a suspicious man outside yelling and acting "erratic" and throwing things.
Police said the man used a fire extinguisher to break a window and enter an apartment. The residents were able to get out safely, but the man barricaded himself inside.
"We believe that the male was possibly having a mental or emotional breakdown or episode," Cobb County Police public information officer Shenice Barner said.
Around 8 a.m., the SWAT situation ended peacefully and the man was taken into custody.
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