A FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER IS UNDERGOING EVALUATION AT A SANTA FE HOSPITAL AFTER STAGING A STANDOFF WITH POLICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY WEDNESDAY. FORTY-FOUR YEAR OLD GEORGE SMITH WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER THE STANDOFF ENDED AROUND 2:30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
IT STARTED WHEN HE WIFE REPORTED A BATTERY CHARGE AGAINST HIM. HE FLED AND BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE HIS SANTA FE HOME. EARLIER THAT DAY, SMITH HAD GONE TO THE SANTA FE COUNTY JAIL TO TO GET AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE FOR A ROBBERY CHARGE AGAINST HIM.
