Thomasville Police Department responded to an incident on Ball Park Road Friday night where a disgruntled man barricaded himself in his house with his infant child, resulting in a two-hour standoff with authorities.

TPD Chief Jeff Insley said the man was experiencing some hard luck and decided to barricade himself in his apartment. The TPD Special Response Team and a negotiator arrived at the scene and managed to talk the man into surrendering without incident around 8 p.m. Friday night. Dozens of police officers wearing bullet-proof vests and carrying automatic weapons, as well a police K-9s, were at the scene during the negotiations.

“Some things weren’t going his way,” Insley said. “Today, it all kind of culminated into this. We were fortunate no one was hurt. He worked with us and we managed to get through it.”

TPD responded to the scene around 6 p.m. and were notified of the situation by a neighbor, causing them to back off and re-evaluate what to do. Insley said the suspect didn’t realize the child was in the apartment at the time.

“We found the baby in the crib unharmed,” said Insley. “The baby is now with its mother and is fine. The medics checked her out and she is fine.”

The suspect, whose name was not released by press time on Friday night, was living with his girlfriend and their baby.

“Right now, we’re looking at trying to get him some help,” said Insley. “That’s our biggest concern. Any charges will come later.”

Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.