Man arrested after barricaded standoff with Durham police

Durham police said 31-year-old Brandon Stephens after an hours-long stand off on Culloden Circle late Friday night. Police said he faces multiple charges, including three counts of false imprisonment and served with warrants from previous incidents.
Posted 10/4/2025, 11:31:00 PM Updated 10/5/2025, 12:00:07 AM

MORE ABOUT HOW SHE WAS FOUND OR

IF ANYONE WAS ARRESTED HERE.

THIS EVENING, THE CUMBERLAND

COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS

HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND THIS

AFTERNOON. THIS RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE WRAL

BREAKING NEWS TRACKER WAS SEEN

ON PLYMOUTH STREET. DEPUTIES

ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE

IDENTITY OF THOSE REMAINS AND

WHAT LED UP TO THAT DEATH?

WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE

TONIGHT ABOUT A WILD NIGHT IN

CHAPEL HILL. COURT DOCUMENTS

SAY 31 YEAR-OLD BRANDON STEVENS

LED OFFICERS ON A CHASE DOWN

FRANKLIN STREET DRUG DAMAGING

MULTIPLE VEHICLES BEFORE

GETTING IN A STANDOFF WITH

POLICE. STEVENS IS NOW FACING

CHARGES FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT,

SECOND-DEGREE KIDNAPPING AND A

LONG LIST OF TRAFFIC

VIOLATIONS. ALL OF THIS, TONY,

JUST BEFORE 11:00PM LAST NIGHT

TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME VIDEO

FROM THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS

TRACKER HERE, DURHAM POLICE

SAY THEY EVENTUALLY LOCATED

STEVENS AND ARRESTED HIM AFTER

HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE

A HOME ON COLUMBUS CIRCLE FOR

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