Man arrested for pointing a gun at deputies in Fuquay-Varina standoff

Friday, June 26, 2020
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Georgia man was arrested in a standoff in Fuquay-Varina on Thursday.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office said Michael Wilson barricaded himself inside a home on South Main Street for several hours, pointing a weapon at deputies when they entered the home. Wilson, of Glenfield, Georgia, told deputies that he refused to surrender peacefully.
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Tactical units deployed tear gas inside the home to end the standoff. Wilson was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer by pointing a gun. More charges are pending.

Wilson is being held at the Wake County Detention Center.
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