VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A suspect in a barricade situation near Virginia Wesleyan University has been arrested, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
On Monday, Jan. 2, the department said it was handling a tactical situation near VWU in the 700 block of Gourmet Way. Authorities said the suspect, an adult male, “refused to exit the residence and [was] armed.” He was the only person inside the residence at the time.
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The police took the suspect into custody overnight. He has since been identified as 41-year-old Tommy Williams of Danville, Virginia.
He was been charged with the following: failure to appear, grand larceny, burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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