Hours-Long Standoff with SWAT Leads to 1 Arrested at Palmetto Home

Hours-long standoff with SWAT leads to 1 arrested at Palmetto home

​A standoff between SWAT and a man lasted for several hours after deputies tried to arrest him on Wednesday afternoon at a Manatee County home.

Manatee County deputies in standoff with suspect in Palmetto neighborhood ends with suspect in custody

According to the Manatee County Sheriffs Office (MCSO), deputies were engaged in an hours-long standoff while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in a Palmetto neighborhood.At 11:03 p.m. Wednesday evening, MCSO said the incident is over. Nobody was injured, and 45-year-old Kevin L. Washington is in custody.The suspect is wanted on a violation of probation charge on a previous domestic violence charge.Deputies said the incident was unfolding in…