An armed person who barricaded themselves at a Newland campground was taken into custody Thursday evening following an extended law enforcement response, the Avery County Sheriff's Office said.
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An armed person barricaded themselves at a Newland campground Thursday evening, forcing law enforcement to respond for hours before taking them into custody. The standoff happened near Newland Elementary, which raises the question of who knew what and when, and whether families in the area were told to shelter in place or keep their kids home. The Avery County Sheriff's Office released word after it was over, which is the standard move, but the hours between the initial report and the all-clear is the window where the community is in the dark. We do not know yet what prompted the barricade or what the person's condition is now.
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