Man Facing Charges after Standoff

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One Upstate man is facing charges after a nearly three-hour long standoff in the early hours of Monday morning.

The Greenville Police Department reports 35-year-old Louis Melvin Foster fired a weapon as his mother was arriving home just after 1:00 AM.

He then barricaded himself inside the home he and his mother share.

SWAT and crisis negotiators also came to the scene on Marsailles Court.

SWAT officers entered the residence just before 4 AM.  

Foster, who is a paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, was taken into custody without injuries to anyone at the scene.

Foster was then taken to a local medical facility for evaluation.

He is charged with discharging a weapon within the city limits.  More charges are possible.