One person arrested after six-hour standoff in Cherokee County

Man arrested in connection with weekend shooting in Taylors

CHEROKEE COUNTY, SC (WSPA) – One person was arrested Tuesday following a six-hour standoff that began Monday evening in Cherokee County.

According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a home on Monroe Street in Gaffney around 9:37 p.m. Monday for reports of shots fired outside the home.

At the residence, officers said they were told the shooter was intoxicated and saw shell casings on the front porch of the home.

The suspect, Zsazhamar Jericho Davis, allegedly threatened the lives of several deputies. When he was informed that he was under arrest, Davis allegedly locked himself in his home and asked police to come and arrest him.

The Sheriff's Office SWAT team and negotiators were called to the home to try to get Davis to surrender. Six hours later, the SWAT team used gas in the house to force Davis to surrender and be arrested.

A search warrant revealed several weapons and ammunition inside the home. Davis was charged with using a firearm under the influence, threatening the life of a public official, resisting arrest and breaching the peace.

Following the standoff, Davis was allegedly given a breathalyzer test and the sheriff's office said he blew a breathalyzer 0.24 percent, three times the legal limit.

He was taken to the Cherokee County Detention Center where he remains in custody.