COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A man was arrested early Sunday morning following an armed assault and SWAT standoff at a home in Marietta, police said.

What we know:

According to the Marietta Police Department, a taxi driver picked up a fare late Saturday night near a shopping center on South Marietta Parkway, just east of Lake Street. The rider was taken to a home on Carolyn Street, where the situation escalated.

Police said the rider pulled a gun on the taxi driver before the driver fled the scene and called 911.

"The taxi cab driver was able to get away safely, call 9-1-1, at which time our officers arrived," McPhilamy said. "While he was afraid for his life, he did not have any physical injuries that I am aware of."

Officers responded to the house at 1280 Carolyn Street, where the suspect h

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