Standoff ends after woman wanted on battery charge refused to leave motel room
UPDATE:
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- The standoff ended around 11 a.m.
More information will be shared as it becomes available.
ORIGINAL STORY:
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Authorities called for backup after a woman who has a warrant from another state reportedly won't come out of her Baton Rouge motel room.
The Louisiana State Police task force found a woman who has a warrant from Kansas for aggravated battery, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Police said she is refusing to come out of her room at Southside Motel on Thomas Delpit Drive.
BRPD officers were asked to provide assistance at the scene around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2.