Woman accused of dragging officer behind car in custody after SWAT standoff at Grayson home, police say
Armed woman surrenders after Grayson SWAT standoff
Shawndia Rogers was charged in connection to a domestic dispute incident, fleeing from police, dragging an officer, and then barricading herself in a Grayson home with her four children, prompting a SWAT standoff. It happened in the Hawthorn Glen neighborhood.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A woman accused of hitting and dragging an officer behind her car is in custody after barricading herself inside her home with her children near Grayson, according to Gwinnett County Police Department.
Shawndia Rogers, 39, of Grayson, was charged with aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer and obstruction.
Domestic dispute leads to Grayson SWAT standoff
Officers responded to the home on Winding Down Way on Friday afternoon after a domestic dispute with shots being reportedly fired about a mile from that home. Investigators say the woman, who barricaded herself inside the home with her four children, was at the Tractor Supply Co. located along U.S. 78 when she got into a fight with the man she arrived with at the store. That happened around 1:30 p.m.
Police say the man, whose name has not been released, was arrested a short time after that argument. It is not immediately clear what charges he faces.
The woman left the scene but came back later in a different car. Officers spotted the woman in the vehicle and tried to take her into custody. Police were able to open the car door, but the woman reportedly resisted, causing the officers to use a Taser multiple times on her, according to Gwinnett County Police Department. The woman was still able to drive from the scene but ended up dragging one of those officers in the process.
The officer suffered minor injuries.
She went back to her home, located in the Hawthorne Glen subdivision off Cooper Road. Several police units, including the SWAT team and K-9, quickly arrived at the scene. Police say she, at one point, threatened to shoot officers.
Authorities are keeping everyone out of the neighborhood and have asked nearby residents to shelter-in-place.
School buses were not allowed to release students in the area because of the SWAT situation.
Shawndia Rogers arrested after Grayson SWAT standoff
Shawndia Rogers, 39, of Grayson (Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department)
The 39-year-old Rogers was taken into custody shortly before 6 p.m.
She was taken to an area hospital to be evaluated for any injuries she received when offices fired their Tasers at her.
Her three children under the age of 18 were released into the care of their father.
Rogers was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail around 8 p.m.
No word on when her first appearance is scheduled.