CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities and state agents have cleared the scene in Clarendon County after a hostage situation shut down a road for hours near Alcolu.
Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley told News19 that an "active incident" occurred on Spigner Road on Thursday afternoon. Around 6 p.m., after the scene had cleared, he updated that the incident involved a hostage.
Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Clarendon County sheriff's deputies and others remained at the location for hours until the hostage situation was resolved. News19 crews on the scene also saw SWAT officers and a medical helicopter stationed nearby.
Details are still limited but Sheriff Baxley said the hostage was released and a suspect had been taken into custody. No official details regarding how the situation unfolded or why have been provided and the suspect has not yet been publicly identified.
Baxley said more details would be provided on Friday.
Spigner Road is a roughly three-mile route just outside of the Alcolu community which is roughly 45 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina.