Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Loudon County say an armed man who had barricaded himself inside a home in Lenoir City Thursday morning is now safe and in custody.
Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say officers responded to the home in the 4000 block of Harrison Lane around 8:00 a.m. after a woman called to say her husband was threatening himself and others with a gun.
LCSO says officers arrived to find the man had barricaded himself inside the home with a weapon.
He came out of the home and was taken into custody around 11:30 following negotiations with the sheriff’s department.
LCSO says the man will receive medical attention, including a mental evaluation.
