Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff

GASTONIA, NC —Β Police say a man held officers at bay for hours with a toy airsoft BBΒ gun.

Officers were called to a trailer park near Bethany Road and Jeran Lane in south Gastonia around 4pm Wednesday afternoon after someone called 911.

Police say 44-year-old Danny Bull was drunk and refused to get out of his car.Β Eventually the SWATΒ team was called.

He surrendered peacefully around 7pm.