Crime & Safety
Naked Man On Midtown Roof Taken Into Custody | GRAPHIC VIDEO
The man spent several hours on a Midtown roof before finally being talked down.
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ATLANTA - A naked man spent several hours on the roof of a Midtown residence on Friday. Police had to close several roads while SWAT officials tried to talk the man down off a roof in the 300 block of 4th Street. Police blocked Argonne Avenue between Ponce de Leon Avenue and 5th Street, and 4th Street between Penn Avenue and Durant Place.
A neighbor told Channel 2 Action News the man had been on the roof yelling and refusing to come down since around 5 am.
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Just got to the scene where SWAT is negotiating with a man who broke into a few houses on 4th street in midtown. Right now he’s on someone’s roof... naked and refusing to come down. Stay with @wsbtv for updates. pic.twitter.com/YH10v1ou9l
— Kristen Holloway (@KHollowayWSB) March 15, 2019
Police placed inflatables on the side of the home in case the man fell off.
UPDATE: Negotiations are still going. One neighbor told me this man has been on the roof yelling and refusing to come down since 5am. @wsbtv Argonne Ave is blocked between Ponce De Leon Ave. 5th and 4th St. is blocked between Penn Ave and Durant Place. pic.twitter.com/nbH49GtiPh
— Kristen Holloway (@KHollowayWSB) March 15, 2019
The man was finally talked down and taken into custody around 2 pm.
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Neighbors also told Channel 2 he was banging on the doors of several nearby homes and even broke into one, details which police have not confirmed.
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