ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A heavy law enforcement presence popped up along Lee Road in Orange County on Tuesday evening after a man reportedly threatened his brother with a knife, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said they responded to the Sommerset Apartments on Lee Road around 3:15 p.m., where a man in his 50s said that his brother — also in his 50s — had threatened him with a knife.
Upon hearing about the response, News 6 Community Correspondent Troy Campbell headed to the scene shortly after 7 p.m. near 1051 Lee Road.
By around 8 p.m., most of the scene had been cleared, though several patrol units and caution tape could still be spotted at the scene.
Campbell noted that it appeared as though law enforcement had smashed a window and thrown a smoke bomb inside. However, no one came out.
As night fell, SWAT moved in — deploying a tactical robot, an armored vehicle, and making repeated loudspeaker callouts for a man identified as Gregory Jackson to come out of the unit. Jackson did not comply.
By early Wednesday morning, workers were on scene cleaning up and boarding up the window that deputies broke during the breach. Repairs to the apartment are expected to be needed.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not yet released information on the charges Jackson is facing or any prior law enforcement history. Additional details are expected to be released.