SWAT officials called to a northeast Atlanta hotel about a possible hostage situation determined there wasn’t one after all, police said Friday.
Police were called to the Budget Inn and Suites in the 100 block of Pine Street about noon regarding a potential hostage situation, Atlanta police Officer Lisa Bender said.
Officers were initially unable to contact the individuals in a hotel room, she said.
“Additional units including SWAT were called to the scene to assist,” Bender said. “Eventually, the occupants exited the room and it was determined that no one was being held against their will.”
Atlanta police arrested Kenny Cooper, who had a warrant for drug charges, Bender said.
In other news:
Police Officers Fired for Using Coin Toss
to Determine Arrest Two police officers caught on video flipping a virtual coin to determine if a speeding motorist would go to jail have been fired. The driver ended up being handcuffed and placed in the back of the police patrol car. Before being terminated, officers Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson of the Roswell Police Department in Georgia, had been placed on administrative
leave. On July 9, the charges against Sarah Webb, the motorist in question, were
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