CLEVELAND -- An alligator is in police custody after a man barricaded himself inside of a Cleveland home Thursday afternoon.
Police were called to the home in the 7900 block of Cornelia Avenue for a domestic situation.
When police arrived, the suspect barricaded himself inside of the home with the alligator. A SWAT team was then called to the home.
Once inside, an officer laid on top of the alligator while others taped its mouth shut. The suspect was arrested.
The alligator was then taken to the Cleveland City Kennel, where it is being held in a cage. No other animals are in the cage and a small pool was provided.
According to a spokesman from Cleveland Animal Care and Control, the alligator is at least 6 feet long. The state plans to pick the alligator up tomorrow and take it to an exotic animal rescue in South Carolina.
