SWAT arrests man after holding woman against her will
Staff Reports
Police SWAT officers raided an apartment in Albany where they say a man was holding his girlfriend hostage.
The dispute began around 11 p.m Monday when police say 39-year-old Michael Jackson locked his girlfriend in their apartment with him and wouldn’t let her leave.
Police came after neighbors heard screams and SWAT officers raided the apartment early Tuesday morning.
Police say Jackson didn’t have any weapons and his girlfriend, 55-year-old Jasmine Boyd, wasn’t injured.
Jackson was arrested and charged with false imprisonment.
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