Hey Police! This is how you do it right (and not just
if the "perp" is white):
http://www.forsythnews.com/m/section/6/article/26918/
Suspect in armed northeast Forsyth standoff identified
Kelly Whitmire
NORTHEAST FORSYTH — An armed standoff ended peacefully Thursday afternoon in the area of Bethel Park near Lake Lanier with authorities taking a shotgun-wielding man into custody.
According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Kenneth Mercer, 50, who at one point was believed to have shot at them while wandering around the front yard of his home in the 8300 block of Swiss Air Road off Bethel Road.
Mercer has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault against an officer, with additional charges likely.
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Mercer ignored many commands from deputies to put his weapon down. No shots were exchanged, though Mercer had reportedly fired the weapon before deputies arrived.
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The result was a heavy law enforcement presence, including the sheriff’s office SWAT and crisis negotiation teams and its armored “Bearcat” vehicle, in the area.
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“We were in the process of talking to [the suspect] when we were able to get a SWAT team member close enough to him with a Taser,” Rainwater said. “He was Tased in his front yard with a shotgun still in his hand.”
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