JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — There was a heavy police presence outside a southern Indiana motel Friday morning after an "armed and dangerous" suspect barricaded himself inside.
WHAS11 crews saw a SWAT team outside the Holiday Motel on East 10th Street in Jeffersonville around noon.
The Jeffersonville Police Department said the Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a warrant on James McGuffin, 34, of Louisville when he became hostile and aggressive.
McGuffin then barricaded himself inside a room and began "communicating threats of violence," police said.
Police were able to get inside the motel room using controlled tactical intervention methods and dragged McGuffin out of the room to be arrested.
He was taken to Clark Memorial Hospital for minor injuries, authorities said.
Authorities advised the public to avoid East 10th Street/Sportsman Drive and East 10th Street/Renfroe Way during the incident.
Those intersections have since reopened.
McGuffin is facing local charges and an outstanding Criminal Fugitive Arrest Warrant through the Louisville Metro Police Department, police said.
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