EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A township man wanted by the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office is in custody after a standoff with police on Ivins Avenue since Thursday afternoon.
Prentiss Blaylock, 37, was arrested Friday and transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation before incarceration. No injuries were reported at the time, police Capt. Cherie Burgan said Friday afternoon.
Blaylock had been sought on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, child abuse, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest and theft.
Burgan said Thursday the local police department was acting as support to the U.S. Marshals, the agency leading the operation.
Social media posts Thursday near the scene showed several heavily armed officers patrolling the area.
Staff writer John Russo contributed to this report.
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