North Carolina Senate candidate arrested after armed standoff

Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 22:35 · Updated 08:26

Libertarian candidate Jonathan D. Miller was arrested in Cary on Monday after an armed standoff with police that followed posts about suicidal thoughts. Police took him into custody without shots being fired, according to the centre report.

Miller, the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina’s 16th Senate District, was arrested after an armed standoff with police in Cary, outside Raleigh.
The centre report says the episode began after Miller posted about intending to take his own life on Sunday night, October 25.
On Monday morning, police approached Miller at his apartment; after he refused an order to keep his hands away from a pistol, he ran into nearby woods.
Miller posted updates as officers pursued him, and was taken into custody Monday afternoon with no shots fired, according to the centre report.
Miller was running against a Democratic incumbent and a Republican contender in the November 3 election.

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Key facts

Candidate: Jonathan D. Miller, Libertarian candidate for North Carolina’s 16th Senate District
Location: Cary, outside Raleigh, North Carolina
Arrest: Monday afternoon; no shots fired, according to the centre report
Election date: November 3
Charges: The Washington Examiner snippet says Miller faces several charges; it does not name them.