SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Horry County Police and SWAT Teams dealt with a standoff that lasted for almost eight hours in the Surfside Beach area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Lt. Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department said it started around a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday night on Orion Drive.
A woman at the home reported her estranged husband had assaulted her with a knife when she returned to pick up some belongings. She suffered from minor injuries.
A man then barricaded himself in the home where he may have been armed with pistols while making threats to shoot the police.
After the stand-off, Horry County Police went in and took the man into custody around 4 a.m. There were no reported injuries from this stand-off.
The man is arrested and will be identified when formal charges are filed later Wednesday.
