Crime & Safety

Paulding County Courthouse on Lockdown Tuesday Morning

Incident reportedly involved the public auction on courthouse steps. "Cops everywhere with their big guns," noted one witness.

The Paulding County Courthouse in Dallas was under lockdown Tuesday morning. The lockdown was lifted around 11:30 a.m.

The lockdown began before 11 a.m., reportedly involving the regular auction on the courthouse steps, according to the AJC.

Paulding County Uncensored quotes one witness claiming, "Cops everywhere with their big guns."

Find out what's happening in Dallas-Hiramfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

This is a breaking news posts, we'll be updating this page shortly. Refresh this page.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Dallas-Hiram