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Two People Arrested In Donelson Standoff

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Two people were taken into custody after a standoff in Donelson that lasted more than six hours overnight.

Officers were first called to the home on Wellington Square around 6 p.m. Thursday night for a domestic disturbance. 

The victim was safely removed from the home and officers obtained felony warrants for the people inside.

One of them was reportedly armed with a sword and threatened officers.

After failing to comply with officer's demands to come out on their own, the SWAT Team entered the home around 1 a.m. Friday. 

Two suspects, identified as Ashley Smalling and John Gentuso, were arrested. 

Gentuso was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, while Smalling was charged with vandalism.