GASTONIA, N.C. — A man has been arrested after barricading himself inside a Gastonia home Saturday afternoon, according to the police department.
Police said the SWAT team responded to a residence on Crestview Street just before 4 p.m.
They had received reports that 52-year-old Thomas Hester had barricaded himself with a juvenile.
However, just before 6 p.m., Hester surrendered to police peacefully. He was then booked into the Gaston County jail.
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