Marietta SWAT team responds after taxi driver reports assault

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A man was arrested early Sunday morning following an armed assault and SWAT standoff at a home in Marietta, police said.

What we know:

According to the Marietta Police Department, a taxi driver picked up a fare late Saturday night near a shopping center on South Marietta Parkway, just east of Lake Street. The rider was taken to a home on Carolyn Street, where the situation escalated.

Police said the rider got out of the cab, threw coins at the driver and refused to pay for the ride. The driver got out of the car, and that's when police said the man pulled a gun on him. 

"The taxi cab driver was able to get away safely, call 9-1-1, at which time our officers arrived," McPhilamy said. "While he was afraid for his life, he did not have any physical injuries that I am aware of."

Officers responded to the house at 1280 Carolyn Street, where the suspect, now identified as 40-year-old Jevelious Bryant, had gone inside.

Police said officers surrounded the house, but the suspect refused to come out.

"Suspect did not comply with the orders to come out," said McPhilamy. "At that point you have a barricaded suspect with a gun, according to the victim statements."

The department’s SWAT team responded to the scene, and officers obtained a search warrant around 4 a.m. Sunday.

"Just before 5 this morning, our SWAT team did make entry and did find that individual inside the house and take him into custody without incident," McPhilamy said.

What's next:

Bryant now faces charges of simple battery, theft of services, aggravated assault with a weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and having less than an ounce of marijuana on him.