The man, described by witnesses as strangely dressed, said he had a flash drive that he wanted to give to the television station. He also made demands to go on air, the station’s news director said.

The man also is believed to have started a car fire in the station’s parking lot.

Staff inside the building were evacuated.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, seen here in a file photo from Nov. 14, 2024, is conducting a statewide audit of voter registrations targeting registrations at businesses and P.O. boxes for possible cancelation. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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