Hatchet-wielding Okatie man attacks police with pepper spray then barricades himself in house
An Okatie man, 54, attacked a sheriff’s deputy with pepper spray during an attempt to serve legal papers and an arrest warrant in the Sun City subdivision of Beaufort County. The incident happened at the home of the man’s mother on Doncaster Lane at 2:15 p.m. After the altercation the unidentified suspect barricaded himself inside the house Wednesday afternoon. The Sheriff’s office also said the man was armed with a hatchet. The man’s mother was able to flee the house unharmed.
Members of the Sheriff’s office’s SWAT team and Crisis Negotiations team responded to the scene. After about five hours of talks, the man, who lives at the residence, was taken into custody without incident by the SWAT team at 7:20p.m. according to Major Angela Veins, Public Information Officer at the Sheriff’s Department .
“We are glad this event was resolved and done so without any harm to the residents of Sun City, as well as the subject,” Beaufort County Sheriff PJ Tanner said.
The outstanding arrest warrant was in relation to an April 2022 incident where the man damaged a Sun City security vehicle. He’s now charged with malicious injury to animals, personal property.
This story was updated at 1:25p.m. to include the specific time the incident was resolved
This story was originally published February 1, 2024 at 11:59 AM.
