Two arrested after chase, SWAT standoff in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said two people have been arrested after a chase involving a stolen car and a SWAT standoff in Villa Rica.

Deputies said a person was barricaded inside a home in the Villa Forest Manufactured Home Community off of Highway 61 and that he may have a woman in the home with him.

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Deputies said they believe the suspect was involved in a car theft and chase overnight.

Deputies said two people have since been taken into custody. It’s unclear whether the woman in the home was the other person who was arrested. Neither has been identified.

It’s unclear what charges they are facing.

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