Raleigh, N.C. – A man accused of threatening others with chainsaws at the Raleigh Hotel is in custody.
Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Raleigh police said they had “a suspect in custody regarding the incident.”
Police cordoned off the Red Roof Inn on South Sanders Street in response to a noisy call at 9:15 p.m. Saturday.
The man threatened several people, but no one was injured. Police said the man used chainsaws for the victims. The suspect eventually left the hotel in a black sedan.
Security footage showed a man dressed in a dark green beige cap, long white coat, dark jeans and white shoes.
The motive surrounding man’s actions is not known. Suspected kidnapping, aggravated assault and attempting to damage property.
WRAL is working to learn more about this story.
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