Man charged with domestic violence after Rock Hill street blocked during SWAT call

A man was charged with domestic violence after Rock Hill police SWAT team was called to a home Tuesday in an incident that blocked a street for two hours.

Thomas Jerrel Haring, 24, was arrested after police found him at his home at 318 Pickens St. after he allegedly assaulted another person around 1 p.m., according to police.

SWAT officers responded because police were told Haring was barricaded in the home and may have weapons inside, said Capt. Mark Bollinger of the Rock Hill Police Department.

Haring, alone in the house, was taken into custody around 3:15 p.m after negotiators, the city bomb squad and other tactical units responded.

The original domestic violence assault happened on Annafrel Street, Bollinger said.

Pickens Street near Confederate Park re-opened after being closed for about two hours as officers dealt with Haring in the Pickens Street home.

Bollinger said there was “no threat to the public” during the incident.

This story was originally published November 6, 2018 at 2:48 PM.