Suspect in custody following SWAT activity at Santa Maria apartment building

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A suspect was taken into custody after the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was deployed to an apartment building in Santa Maria.

Officers were heavily armed and some residents were evacuated as a precaution.

It happened at the Arbor Ridge apartment building on the 300 block of Enos Drive, near South Broadway.

The sheriff's office said deputies attempted to serve a warrant Thursday morning. The person refused to come out and barricaded inside the apartment building. Authorities believed the suspect was armed, according to public information officer Raquel Zick.

As of 11:25 a.m. Thursday, the suspect had been taken into custody safely, but deputies were expected to stay in the area for a while. A sheriff's office spokeswoman said residents who were evacuated would be allowed back soon.

Sheriff’s Office is working in the 300-block of East Enos in Santa Maria - please avoid the area. Deputies attempted warrant service at 7am, wanted suspect barricaded alone in an apartment and is believed to be armed.

— PIO Raquel Zick (@SBSOPIO) June 24, 2021

This is a developing story and more information will be added when it becomes available.