A 23-year-old Savannah man is in custody after a four-hour standoff with police Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Augusta Avenue and McIntyre Street.
Woodrow Williams was taken into custody and served with felony warrants for aggravated assault, aggravated battery and kidnapping, said Sonny Cohrs, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
Cohrs said the man barricaded himself inside his home near McIntyre Street and Augusta Avenue after officers tried to serve the warrants about 2:30 p.m. The standoff ended shortly after 6 p.m. after neighbors and family members helped talk the man into surrendering to police.
"We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome,” said Lt. Mike Wilson. “It took patience and teamwork, but ultimately we were able to take him into custody with no injuries and no shots fired. The neighborhood was instrumental in getting us in touch with his family, who in turn helped us resolve this peacefully.”