FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office told Action News Jax that a man was taken into custody Thursday evening after barricading himself in his backyard during a mental health crisis.
The incident happened in Fleming Island, in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Stratford Lane.
A large police presence was reported just before 7 p.m., and officials asked people to avoid the area.
CCSO said the man fired a couple of shots into the ground while contained in his backyard.
SWAT was called in to negotiate with the man, and a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office said he was able to be taken into custody without incident.
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