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Suwanee SWAT standoff ends with suspect's arrest

A 25-year-old man was arrested after barricading himself in a Suwanee extended stay hotel Thursday afternoon.
A SWAT teams negotiates with a man barricaded in a room at Sun Suites in Suwanee

SUWANEE, Ga. -- A SWAT team was called in to negotiate with a man barricaded in a room at a Gwinnett County extended stay hotel Thursday afternoon.

The suspect, 25-year-old Jeremy Gates, ran from police and locked himself in a room at the Sun Suites on Celebration Drive in Suwanee. Suwanee Police and Gwinnett County Sheriff's officers responded to the scene.

Shortly before 1:30 p.m., officers forced entry into the room and arrested Gates without incident.

Suwanee Police Capt. Cass Mooney said Gates was wanted on a parole warrant for weapon possession and escape.

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