A man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after a six-hour standoff in a drainage culvert near a southeastern Dallas golf course. Police said Kevin...
Revised at 5:27 p.m. to reflect the end of the standoff.
The incident began just after 10 a.m., when officers were behind a car with stolen plates in the 500 block of North St. Augustine Road in Pleasant Grove and a helicopter was called to assist them, police said. A heavy police presence could be seen near Keeton Park Golf Course throughout the afternoon, including more than two dozen squad cars, SWAT officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue units. Police deployed several flash-bangs during the standoff.
Ty Martinez, head golf professional at Keeton Park, said the traffic accident was parallel to Hole 4, where two men, regulars of the course, were playing.
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