Man barricades self in house, SWAT called to assist TCSO

Posted on July 1, 2015

Leon County’s SWAT unit was called into action here Saturday when a Shady Grove man–who authorities thought was possibly armed–barricaded himself in his room after attacking his father.

After several hours, SWAT members had to deploy a taser to subdue Eli Mack Steen, 30, before taking him into custody.

PHOTO: Multiple law enforcement and emergency response vehicles filled the parking lot of a Shady Grove church Saturday while a Leon County SWAT unit sought to negotiate with a man who had barricaded himself inside his home. 

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