Clarke County

Police: Armed man in custody after 6-hour manhunt

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County police said they have found an armed man after a 6-hour manhunt.

Police were searching for Benjamin Sittig, 29, Sunday morning in the area of Darlington Station Road in west Athens.

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Police said he was in an altered mental state and had a handgun.

Neighbors were urged to stay inside their homes during the search.

Sittig was located and taken into custody Sunday afternoon.

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