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A SUSPECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER A STAND-OFF IN MADISON COUNTY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS 38-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA BOTKIN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER A STAND-OFF BEHIND A HOME ON BRASSFIELD ROAD. ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES, IT STARTED AFTER THEY RESPONDED TO A CALL ABOUT A MAN ARMED WITH A GUN ALLEGEDLY MAKING THREATS IN A FIELD NEAR THE HOME.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS DEPUTIES NEGOTIATED FOR HOURS BEFORE BOTKIN SURRENDERED.
HE'S NOW FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING ARSON FROM A SEPARATE INCIDENT EARLIER IN THE DAY.
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