Man barricades himself in Polk County home after shooting gun into the air: Deputies
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A man who barricaded himself inside a Polk County home for five hours Monday afternoon was taken into custody, deputies said.
According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, they received reports of a man yelling and shooting a gun into the air.
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That's when Polk County deputies said they responded at around noon to the home in the Alturas area, just south of SR 60 off of South Hankin Road.
After barricading himself inside the home, authorities said they were able to arrest him at around 5 p.m.
Deputies have not released the suspect's identity.