Wilmington standoff ends with one arrest

A 34-year-old man wanted in Greene County for allegedly not paying child support was taken into custody today after a standoff in a neighboring county.

John Cumberland kept SWAT officers from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office at bay for more than an hour early this evening at the Wilmington Inn, 909 Fife Ave.

He was arrested without incident on a felony warrant out of Greene County, according to Sgt. Ron Cravens.

Greene County authorities said Cumberland is wanted for failure to appear in court in a child support case.

Cravens said Cumberland was in a room at the hotel and had refused to come out.

Further details about what happened were not released.

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