Suspect in custody after SWAT responds to person barricaded inside Lee Highway Super 8

Several Chattanooga Police SWAT team members gather outside a motel room where a man barricaded himself into the Super 8 on Lee Highway in Ooltewah Wednesday afternoon. Several Chattanooga Police SWAT team members gather outside a motel room where a man barricaded himself into the Super 8 on Lee Highway in Ooltewah Wednesday afternoon.

By Staff Report December 16, 2015 1 min read

A suspect is in custody after the Chattanooga’s Police Department SWAT and hostage negotiation units responded to a person barricaded inside a motel room on Lee Highway, according to police.

The call at the Super 8 on Lee Highway in Ooltewah came in as a “disorderly conduct” call, said communications coordinator Kyle Miller. He added that sending both teams is standard procedure.

At least a dozen police cars were on the way to the scene at 2:30 p.m.

Police reported before 5 p.m. that the suspect was in custody, and traffic began moving again on Lee Highway a few minutes later.

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