Man arrested after standoff at Cary apartment

Monday, February 23, 2026
CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man is in the Wake County Jail this morning after being arrested by Cary police.

Aaron Michael Wendell, 40, was taken into custody at 1:30 a.m. and served with a warrant for his arrest on charges including communicating threats.

The arrest took place at an apartment building on Wisdom Drive, just off O'Kelly Chapel Road.

Police had to use a battering ram to get inside the apartment and take the man into custody.

SEE ALSO: North Carolina governor urges Trump to back $13.5B for Helene recovery in western North Carolina
Copyright © 2026 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.