Atlanta TV information crew ‘held hostage by homeless man’
- Brandon Logan is accused of threatening to shoot two journalists Monday
- The journalists have been approached by the suspect on the car parking zone on the Clayton County Sheriff’s workplace in Jonesboro
- The suspect has been charged with assault, battery and false imprisonment.
A TV information crew in Atlanta was held hostage by a drunk homeless man who claimed he was armed with a gun, police have revealed.
Brandon Logan is accused of threatening to shoot Atlanta News First journalists Asia Wilson and Lauren Swaim in the event that they referred to as police and demanding they order him meals.
The journalists have been inside their information van on Monday night time, getting ready to go stay from the car parking zone on the Clayton County Sheriff’s workplace in Jonesboro, once they have been approached by the suspect.
Wilson managed to textual content her newsroom and alert them of the scenario. Their colleagues tried contacting the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office however referred to as 911 after not getting assist, in accordance with Atlanta News First.
Police arrived on the scene about an hour and a half after the journalists have been first approached by Logan, who by no means had a gun, in accordance with officers.
Brandon Logan is accused of threatening to shoot two Atlanta journalists on Monday
Police arrived on the scene about an hour and a half after the journalists have been first approached
Atlanta News First journalists Asia Wilson and Lauren Swaim waited over an hour for police
ANF anchor Allen Devlin stated the texts despatched by the journalists whereas they have been saved hostage have been ‘terrifying, bone-chilling messages.’
‘Things like, “We need help,” “He’s gonna shoot.”‘ Devlin stated of the messages’ content material.
After failing to get assist from the sheriff’s workplace, three of the station staff, together with Schrader headed to the scene. They flagged down a police automotive in the course of the 20-minute drive to the sheriff’s workplace from the newsroom.
That was the officer than discovered the 2 journalists – nonetheless with the suspect.
Logan, who appeared in courtroom on Tuesday, has been charged with assault, battery, public drunkenness and false imprisonment.
Wilson managed to textual content her newsroom and alert them of the scenario
Wilson and photojournalist Lauren Swaim wer approached by the suspect on Monday night time
‘The victims tried to depart the property however on account of Brandon Logan’s threats, and bodily actions appearing as if he had a weapon, the victims felt as in the event that they have been being held hostage,’ stated decide Latrevia Kates-Johnson, as reported by WSB-TV.
The homeless man allegedly additionally shoved one of many journalists and tried to hit the opposite.
‘It was an odd scenario,’ stated Erik Schrader, the overall supervisor of the CBS affiliate station.
Schrader informed AJC: ‘We actually need solutions to why it took so lengthy to get them extricated. I’m hopeful within the coming days we are able to discover out what led to that.’
