Suspect charged in overnight standoff on Westgate Drive in Columbus, docket confirms
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The suspect in a multi-hour long standoff has officially been booked in the Muscogee County Jail with five charges related to the incident.
Columbus Police were called to Westgate Drive where they were met with reported gunshots around midnight and began setting up a perimeter with guns out. The female inside the home was able to escape as the suspect remained barricaded inside. The suspect later came out of the house and was placed into police custody.
According to the jail docket, Ray McNeal was booked into the jail at 5:55 A.M. on Friday and charged with battery-family violence (misdemeanor), two counts of aggravated assault against law enforcement officer (felony), terroristic threats and acts (felony), and possession of a firearm or knife during commission of attempt to commit certain crimes (felony).
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