BRUNSWICK, GA (WTOC) - The Glynn County Police Department has confirmed three people died after an apparent standoff with law enforcement.
Officials say the standoff involved the police department's former lieutenant Robert Sasser at his home off U.S. 341 in Hunter's Point in Brunswick Thursday night.
According to First Coast News in Florida, this deadly incident involves multiple scenes, including one in Glynn County and another in McIntosh County.
The Glynn County Police Department, Glynn County Sheriff’s Office, McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will hold a joint news conference at 9 a.m. Friday morning to provide more information about the series of events that happened overnight involving Sasser.
Back in May, Sasser was suspended after Glynn County Police Chief John Powell was made aware of a domestic dispute he was involved in. After reviewing body camera footage of the incident, the chief agreed the incident should be referred to judicial review. A judge then issued two warrants for Sasser's arrest, including simple battery and criminal trespass.
Sasser eventually turned himself in and was placed on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation into his arrest.
WTOC will be at Friday morning's news conference to provide updates as soon as they become available.
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