Man with gun in 'altered mental state' sought by police

Athens-Clarke County police captured a man they believed to be armed with a handgun and having a mental health crisis Sunday.

Benjamin Sittig was near Darlington Station Road in west Athens Sunday morning and police said they arrested him without incident about 3 p.m.

Athens-Clarke Co Police are currently working an active scene on Darlington Station Rd in West Athens. They are... https://t.co/iONfGpZbmT
— Athens-Clarke County Police Department (@accpolice) November 27, 2016

Police asked neighbors in the area to stay indoors while they hunted Sittig.

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