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DeKalb police arrest man after Monitor Court barricade late Wednesday

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  January 8, 2026 5:49am EST
DeKalb County
FOX 5 Atlanta
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Monitor Court barricade

The Brief

    • DeKalb County Police served a warrant on Monitor Court around 8:35 p.m.
    • SWAT officers breached the home after failed negotiations; the suspect was armed with a rifle.
    • Tobias Starks, 49, was taken into custody without injuries and booked into jail.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A barricaded suspect was taken into custody overnight after DeKalb County police served a warrant at a home on Monitor Court following reports of ongoing disturbances in the neighborhood.

What they're saying:

Police said officers arrived around 8:35 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of Monitor Court, where the suspect locked himself inside the residence. Crisis negotiators were unable to make contact by phone, prompting SWAT officers to breach the home.

Investigators said the suspect was armed with a rifle but no shots were fired. The man, identified as 49-year-old Tobias Starks, was arrested without serious injury and booked into the DeKalb County Jail.

The Source

  • Information was provided by the DeKalb County Police Department. The original story was updated after a press release was received Thursday morning. 

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