Hostage Standoff Ends in Madison

A hostage standoff has ended at a Madison, Georgia hotel. A man who was holding three people hostage, including his infant son, surrendered Monday morning. It ended a 12-hour-plus ordeal that began 8pm Sunday night at a motel off Interstate-20 in east Georgia’s Madison.

Multiple agencies were on the scene of the standoff, including the FBI, GBI and Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities say the alleged abductor, 25-year-old David Dietz, is accused of a weekend kidnapping of his estranged wife, his seven-month old infant son, and a teenager. Authorities say Dietz is a former South Carolina police officer.

Hostage Standoff Continues in Madison

Multiple agencies are currently involved this morning in an armed standoff with a kidnapping suspect in Madison. Officials with the FBI, GBI and Morgan County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene trained on a motel room in the east Georgia town just off Interstate-20. The standoff has now extended to about 11 hours.

Authorities say 25-year-old David Dietz is a former South Carolina police officer--he’s accused in a Saturday night abduction of three people in South Carolina, including the man’s estranged wife and a seven-month-old infant.

Authorities in an updated briefing this morning say they are making progress in negotiations with the alleged abductor.