Crime & Courts

Standoff ends in Lexington County neighborhood after overnight domestic dispute

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department responds to a standoff after a domestic dispute reported in the 200 block of Farming Creek Way on June 30, 2018.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department responds to a standoff after a domestic dispute reported in the 200 block of Farming Creek Way on June 30, 2018. Lexington County Sheriff's Department

A standoff has ended after a man refused to come out of his Farming Creek neighborhood home after an overnight domestic dispute, Lexington County sheriff's deputies say.

The standoff ensued after a "domestic incident" was reported at 2:27 a.m. Saturday morning at a home in the 200 block of Farming Creek Way in the Farming Creek subdivision, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Just before 9:30 a.m., the sheriff's department said on Twitter that the man had come out of the house and was being detained. Charges are pending, deputies say.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Neighborhood access was temporarily restricted in the area around the incident Saturday morning.



This story was originally published June 30, 2018 at 8:32 AM.

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