Armed Man Arrested After 5-Hour Standoff: Authorities

Authorities said they arrested a man early Monday morning who barricaded himself inside a home and threatened to harm himself.

When police responded to a Hickory Creek home for a disturbance late Sunday night, authorities said the man barricaded himself inside the home with a shotgun.

After about a five-hour standoff, authorities said they took the man into custody.

Police said they blocked off several nearby roads as a precaution. As of 6 a.m., all those roads had been reopened.

There is no word yet on what charges the man faces.

Stay tuned to NBC 5 for the latest developments.

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