Crime & Public Safety

Standoff with gunwoman in Jonesboro ends

Authorities asked the public to avoid the area of Fielder Road between Rand Road and Highway 138 near Jonesboro on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM
Authorities asked the public to avoid the area of Fielder Road between Rand Road and Highway 138 near Jonesboro on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM
By Daniel Funke
June 23, 2015

An hours-long standoff between Clayton County authorities and an armed woman near Jonesboro ended around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A gunwoman barricaded herself in the area of Fielder Road between Rand Road and Highway 138 near Jonesboro, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Tuesday.

Authorities asked the public to avoid the area.

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