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Laurens County standoff lasts four hours, suspect now in custody

The man was eventually gassed out of a trailer.

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. — The Laurens County Sheriff's Office responded to a call Sunday evening that led to a four hour standoff.  

According to Sheriff Larry Dean, the incident happened on Mark Wood road at Highway 257 after the homeowners called in a burglary.

Dean says Richard Toler made terroristic threats. SWAT was called in to handle the situation at a trailer, where four hours later a man would be gassed out.

The standoff ended around 5 p.m. and Toler was taken into custody.

No one was injured in the incident.

Credit: LCSO

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