STALLINGS, N.C. — Wesley Baker, 26, and Henry Clyburn, 29, are being charged with 1st degree breaking and entering and 2nd degree kidnapping after a SWAT standoff on Aurora Boulevard.
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The seven hour standoff ended around 5 a.m. Tuesday.Β
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A home invasion was reported at 9 p.m. on Monday when officials got word that there were possible hostages inside.Β
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Siblings, a 15 year old girl and 13 year old boy, were inside the home. The boy exited with the first suspect who officials say appeared to be a relative.
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That suspect was immediately detained and turned himself in. The girl was then removed from the home after breaking a window and taken to safety.
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Union County SRT found the second man hiding in the ceiling and was able to arrest him after the use of tear gas around 5 a.m. Tuesday.
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The two men are in custody at the Union County Jail.
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SWAT negotiators, Union County Sheriff’s Office, and Stallings police assisted on the scene.
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No one was injured in the standoff. No word on the motive of the suspects.
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