SNELLVILLE, Ga. — Gwinnett police responded to a report of an argument between a man and a woman that resulted in a SWAT standoff.
The incident happened at the intersection of Stone Mountain Highway and Easy Street in unincorporated Snellville at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday.
A call to 911 advised that a male suspect was armed with a handgun and had fired a shot, but that it did not seem that anyone had been hit.
Patrol officers and members of the SWAT team responded, arriving at about 7:24 a.m.
Police said the male suspect, identified as Richard Travis Lott, 45, barricaded himself inside a garage at a used car lot and refused to come out.
Officers were able to determine that the female half of the argument, identified as Amanda Middlebrooks, 40, was also inside the garage.
"Lott refused to come out and it was unknown if Middlebrooks was free to leave," Gwinnett Police Sgt. Jake Smith said. "The full SWAT team was activated at about 8:32 a.m."
Smith said Lott spoke to police by phone and ultimately spoke to negotiators. He surrendered without incident at about 9:22 a.m. and was arrested.
SWAT officers located Middlebrooks inside the garage after Lott’s surrender.
Police say Lott had several outstanding warrants from various jurisdictions and is a suspect in some property crimes in the area. He is currently in custody with GCPD detectives. No new charges have been filed at this time.
"Officers determined that Middlebrooks was free to leave during the incident and had not been held hostage," Smith said.
Middlebrooks also had outstanding warrants and was placed under arrest. She is also in custody of GCPD detectives and has not been charged with additional crimes at this time.
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