Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Colonial State Road 50 open after standoff ends

S.R. 50 standoff over, man in custody

By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
4:37 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2011

A man armed with a gun sparked a standoff with Orange County deputies near the Brevard County line on Wednesday afternoon, blocking State Road 50 for several hours.

The situation shut down the roadway at the St. Johns River, where the man was threatening to harm himself inside a pickup truck, officials said.

He surrendered without violence just after 2 p.m., about three hours after the standoff was initially reported.
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