CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A man involved in a dispute on Jacksonville’s Westside early Thursday morning was later taken into custody in Clay County after a standoff with law enforcement from inside a red Dodge Ram pickup truck, according to police and witnesses.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the incident began with officers being called to a dispute on Royce Avenue, which is in the Hillcrest neighborhood of the Westside.
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JSO said investigators learned crimes had been committed by a man involved in the dispute, who was later spotted in the area of Blanding Boulevard and I-295.
The man, who was in a red Dodge Ram pickup truck, was eventually taken into custody with help from Clay County deputies after a standoff at the corner of Canis Drive and Arora Boulevard.
A neighbor told News4JAX that he noticed all the commotion as early as 1:30 a.m. and heard officers on a bullhorn talking to someone parked on the street in a red Dodge Ram pickup truck.
According to the neighbor, the person was yelling back at officers for hours.
More than a dozen patrol vehicles were at the scene at one time, but they later cleared out, and a JSO Crime Scene Unit van arrived.
JSO said the man will be charged with armed burglary and aggravated battery.